Definition of hovelnext
as in hut
a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling refugees living in crowded hovels

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Recent Examples of hovel During the rainy season, their hovels turned into hovels on stilts. Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025 Liu’s keen naturalist’s eye is ever-present in the portrayal of these multiethnic streets and basement hovels and food courts. Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2025 Ted Kaczynski, a brilliant but mentally troubled mathematician who had retreated years earlier to a remote hovel in Montana, had been arrested based on information from a tipster to the F.B.I., ending one of the longest and most expensive manhunts in American history. Serge F. Kovaleski, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025 Well nuclear is back, because AI needs it, not because peasants risk freezing in their hovels. Clem Chambers, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for hovel
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Noun
  • For nearly a decade, each of my winters has brought at least one trip to a mountain hut for a weekend with a hardy group of friends.
    The Denver Post, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Les Gaufres de Chamonix has been serving irresistible waffles from a humble hut since 1965.
    Jen Murphy, Outside, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Newsom has found himself in this camp.
    Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The base camp also serves as headquarters for many of that team’s traveling fans.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Learn about Barbados’ heritage with a rum shack tour or an excursion to a local Rasta community.
    Annie Daly, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2026
  • All are unified by a boardwalk that’s open to the public and lined with bike rentals, a taco shack, platforms for live music and a full-time professional sandcastle builder.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Accessibility Nimmo Bay welcomes wheelchair users and guests with limited mobility—cabins and public spaces are accessible with staff support—but full independence can be challenging given the remote setting's rustic boardwalks, floating docks, and uneven natural terrain.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
  • This hardware also underpins an integrated cabin-and-driving central domain control architecture, enabling far tighter coordination between infotainment, vehicle systems, and driver assistance.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026

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“Hovel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hovel. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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