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Recent Examples of outhouse
Missouri Town’s many structures were selected to provide a comprehensive view of the time period and include homes, businesses, a church, livery stable, school, tavern/inn, stagecoach stop, outhouse and smokehouse.
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Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2025
Each outhouse must contain a toilet seat and a roll of toilet paper—and be fully operational.
—Teaghan Skulszki, Outside Online, 4 July 2025
Come spring, the Ranger III carries everything from outhouses and diesel fuel for the generators to construction supplies to repair whatever damage Mother Nature did to facilities over the harsh winter.
—Diana Lambdin Meyer, USA Today, 28 June 2025
As a franchise and team these guys have moved us from the outhouse to the penthouse--and along with that brought the beautiful qualities of our City to the forefront.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2025
Each outhouse must contain a toilet seat and a roll of toilet paper—and be fully operational.
—Teaghan Skulszki, Outside Online, 4 July 2025
Come spring, the Ranger III carries everything from outhouses and diesel fuel for the generators to construction supplies to repair whatever damage Mother Nature did to facilities over the harsh winter.
—Diana Lambdin Meyer, USA Today, 28 June 2025
As a franchise and team these guys have moved us from the outhouse to the penthouse--and along with that brought the beautiful qualities of our City to the forefront.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 2 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for outhouse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outhouse
Noun
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In the time of the Founding Fathers the privy was also known as the necessary, being so instrumental to every person.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
12 Apr. 2025
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The upside for the league is that major transfers are not just the privy of a select few clubs.—
Peter Rutzler,
The Athletic,
19 Aug. 2024
Noun
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Here there are two separate vanities with sinks, a hydro-soaking tub, separate shower stall, and a separate room for the commode.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
17 Aug. 2025
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This budget-friendly Nova Medical Products folding commode is simple to assemble, store and clean between uses and features a weight capacity of up to 300 pounds.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The half bathroom is on the opposite side of the house and is compact but has a toilet and sink.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Sep. 2025
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Small trailers carrying water tanks and portable toilets were brought into each compound, though some camps eventually received more adequate plumbing over the course of the detention operations.—
Miriam Pensack,
The Dial,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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An employee was observed washing a large stock pot and skipping the sanitation step.—
Sarah Linn,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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To prepare the pasta, add 2 teaspoons of salt to a large pot of water and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Particularly the busy latrine of a North American river otter (Lontra canadensis).—
Laura Baisas Aug 14,
Popular Science,
14 Aug. 2025
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The latrine pits, which stored waste, leaked untreated feces and wastewater into drains, eventually contaminating a nearby pond.—
Maryanne Murray Buechner,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Generic 3-Bedroom Prefab Tiny Home The tiny home is fully customizable, but the layout my teens like has three bedrooms, each fitting a full- to queen-sized bed, a living room, a full kitchen, and one bathroom with a stunning marble-like shower.—
Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
7 Oct. 2025
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Residents in rural Lapel are seeing brown water pouring from their kitchen and bathroom taps.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That calmness, however, was soon overtaken by the kitchen, with the hiss of the pans, stir of the pots and sharp calls exchanged between cooks quickly filling the air, along with the sounds of an upbeat Peruvian song playing in the background.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Sep. 2025
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Repeat with remaining dough pieces, stacking balls gently in pan.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Outhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outhouse. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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