great house

Definition of great housenext

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Recent Examples of great house Vaccarello, shy and soft-spoken, has managed to reign at one of the great houses without becoming a household name or a glittering public personage in the manner of John Galliano or Marc Jacobs. Rob Haskell, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025 Rather than the great house, this boxed set details the Marauder States in the time of 3015. Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025 Salesforce is still a great house, but the neighborhood is deteriorating. Zev Fima, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025 That was followed the next year by Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn, the story of a working-class imposter who manipulates and murders his way to ownership of a great house. Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for great house
Recent Examples of Synonyms for great house
Noun
  • The protagonist is a darkly violent, possessive young man named Jacob Cullen, who works in a manor house.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 6 May 2026
  • Set the scene The 12-bedroom property, hidden discreetly behind high walls, feels like a mini country manor house, furnished with seven generous suites and five garden pavilions housing more modest, colorful cottage bedrooms.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • During a clip shown to fashion executive Kaylee at one bonfire, her gregarious fitness coach boyfriend Summit is dared in a game to kiss somebody in his villa.
    Todd Gilchrist, IndieWire, 7 May 2026
  • One-bedroom suites start at 860 square feet and include separate living areas and oversized bathrooms, while villas offer full kitchens and private courtyards with plunge pools.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • So is touring the castles of Spain, or seeing the Arctic fjords in Greenland.
    Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 May 2026
  • Explore castle ruins and natural springs at Ha Ha Tonka State Park and tour dramatic formations at Bridal Cave.
    Taryn Shorr-Mckee, Midwest Living, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • At the urging of Maddy, Cassie visits a raucous mansion party hosted by a popular online influencer in the hopes of going viral.
    Marlow Stern, Variety, 10 May 2026
  • The Epsteins, on the other hand, rented a second-floor apartment at the end of our street in a house that, like many of the old mansions, had been divided up and turned into rentals.
    Gabrielle Glancy, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • The story centers around a woman who inherits a mysterious hacienda filled with magic, secrets and unexpected connections that begin to reshape her life.
    Stephanie Hope, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The rooms There are 210 guest rooms and suites spread across a series of low-lying, hacienda-style buildings.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • This was the manor home of Edward Knight, who had been adopted by distant relatives Thomas and Catherine Knight and made their heir.
    Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
  • Chawton House was the manor home of Edward Knight — Jane’s brother, who was adopted by distant relatives Thomas and Catherine Knight and made their heir.
    Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • On March 15th, while Hitler spoke from a palace balcony to hundreds of thousands of ecstatic Austrians, Heidi’s father planned escapes for his family.
    Nicholas Dawidoff, New Yorker, 10 May 2026
  • Prince William and Princess Kate stood in for King Charles III, welcoming thousands of guests to the lawns of the palace on May 8.
    Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • For years, a standard part of renovating a town house was bringing the basement kitchen up, to the former dining room, near the living room.
    The Editors of AD, Architectural Digest, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The home here is a ramshackle London town house where a famed painter, Julian Sklar (Ian McKellen), is spending his final years in a haze of creative stagnation and lingering renown.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026

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“Great house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/great%20house. Accessed 14 May. 2026.

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