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Recent Examples of lean-to
Warnings, citations — then arrest Another man who was sleeping under the lean-to was arrested by officers for not registering as a predatory offender.
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Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 5 Oct. 2025
Our gardens and farms, our houses, porches, lean-tos, gazebos and birdhouses are statements of power and possession but also more than that.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Kensett—former head chef at Storico, New York; Goldeneye, Jamaica; and The Fife Arms, Braemar—cooked outdoors on embers in a lean-to.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
In this case, the lean-to was reportedly formed by downed trees.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
One time, alone in a lean-to of sticks in Florida, something huge blackened the night nearby.
—Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 17 Apr. 2025
The 400-square-foot building, sandwiched between two brick houses, was a two-chair barbershop in the early 1930s, with the Cassady family crammed into a lean-to on the back.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
Two rustic lean-tos with sweeping mountain vistas are worth the short uphill hike (or, upon request, ride), particularly around sunset.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2024
Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 5 Oct. 2025
Our gardens and farms, our houses, porches, lean-tos, gazebos and birdhouses are statements of power and possession but also more than that.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Kensett—former head chef at Storico, New York; Goldeneye, Jamaica; and The Fife Arms, Braemar—cooked outdoors on embers in a lean-to.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
In this case, the lean-to was reportedly formed by downed trees.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
One time, alone in a lean-to of sticks in Florida, something huge blackened the night nearby.
—Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 17 Apr. 2025
The 400-square-foot building, sandwiched between two brick houses, was a two-chair barbershop in the early 1930s, with the Cassady family crammed into a lean-to on the back.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
Two rustic lean-tos with sweeping mountain vistas are worth the short uphill hike (or, upon request, ride), particularly around sunset.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lean-to
Noun
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Its current form—a dream of ultra-luxury now reclaimed by the jungle, having lost out to a community of beach huts—struck me as an apt metaphor for Itacaré.—
David Amsden,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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The hostel also offers access to ice fishing in huts on the Saguenay Fjord, plus an onsite café that regularly features live music.—
Outside,
Outside,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In addition to its durable build and customizable design, the shed comes with charming details that require no extra work on your part.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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Rogers already sued the city to compel them to shut down the tent illegally selling cannabis, which was later replaced by a sturdier shed.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In Gaza’s Shati refugee camp, my grandfather built a modest shack, brick by brick, on the spot where his tent was erected.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Fresh seafood and farm ingredients drive everything from casual lobster shacks to award-winning dining.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Ygot said the death toll in Bogo was expected to rise as workers rushed heavy equipment to a mountain village where a landslide buried shanties and boulders blocked rescue efforts.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Behind her, a cluster of pastel shanties houses Rain Barrel Village, an open-air market and artist haven for more than 40 years.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The motion picture world of today reminds me of Rio – opulent penthouses (big IP) on one side of the street, and hovels (independent movies) on the other.—
Bill Mechanic,
Deadline,
15 May 2025
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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
Noun
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The 16-room inn, which has seven cottages - all named after the seven presidents born in Virginia - is also owned by Donahue.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Boomhower said the city shouldn’t be limiting development on sites that don’t have contributing resources just because some historic cottages might be nearby.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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If Alt was going to be in the lineup, the Chargers had a chance to piece their front together and potentially contend, even after losing tackle Rashawn Slater for the season because of a training camp knee injury.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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In Kakuma, a vast refugee camp near the South Sudan border, starting in spring, our documentary team followed clinicians and families inside the stabilization unit at Clinic 7, where the sickest children come.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Lean-to.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lean-to. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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