lean-tos

plural of lean-to

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lean-tos
Noun
  • The company runs five-day treks from Vail to Aspen, linking 10th Mountain Division huts.
    Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 10 June 2026
  • In summer, skiers can enjoy Palmer Snowfield all the way into August (the longest ski season in North America), while hikers can trek from Timberline's parking lot to wildflower meadows and rustic huts.
    Staff, USA Today, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • While this area of Morgan Park just west of I-57 is rife with new development, the houses where the fire broke out were older shacks — one a brick structure, the other a frame structure with siding.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 June 2026
  • Gangmasters often put workers in overcrowded shacks; workers die of not just killings like this one, but also of suicide or accidental fires or extreme cold and heat.
    Matteo Moschella, NBC news, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • Abdul Hadi spent his days hiding in hovels in distant parts of Syria, turning his mind obsessively over the old days of revolution, over fleeting encounters and terrible choices.
    Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
  • During the rainy season, their hovels turned into hovels on stilts.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Six shanties on stilts were damaged in a coastal village in Zamboanga del Sur province due to the quake and taller waves, officials said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 June 2026
  • This style blends metal subgenres with traditional sea shanties, accordions — accordions are rare in metal, bear in mind — tin whistles and steel drums.
    Sofia Goldstein, SPIN, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • Days filled with seemingly endless sunlight, tables piled high with fresh seafood and fleetingly in-season strawberries, cozy lakeside cottages… there’s a lot to love about a Scandinavian summer.
    Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 9 June 2026
  • An additional 20 housekeeping cottages, sleeping up to six, are available at the lodge.
    Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • While the Dallas Cowboys wrapped up their final organized team activity workout Thursday in Frisco, wide receiver George Pickens was in South Texas hosting a pair of youth camps in McAllen and Corpus Christi.
    Nick Harris June 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
  • For the players who hail from across the country to any number of such camps dotted across the land, the aim is to be spotted and noted, to land on the radar in this relentlessly competitive game of recruiting.
    Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
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“Lean-tos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lean-tos. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.

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