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Recent Examples of outhouse
How a team can go from the castle to the outhouse overnight.
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Doug Haller, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
This outhouse, very low-key in its arrangement and cold in winter, would later be transformed in 1934 to become a proper writing lodge.
—Katie Da Cunha Lewin
september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
In the 19 cabins here, propane lamps provide light, a wooden stove gives off heat, drinking water comes from an outdoor spigot, and a short path leads to an outhouse.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 25 Aug. 2025
The governor ordered state officials to search every warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse.
—Matt K. Lewis, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
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Doug Haller, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
This outhouse, very low-key in its arrangement and cold in winter, would later be transformed in 1934 to become a proper writing lodge.
—Katie Da Cunha Lewin
september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
In the 19 cabins here, propane lamps provide light, a wooden stove gives off heat, drinking water comes from an outdoor spigot, and a short path leads to an outhouse.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 25 Aug. 2025
The governor ordered state officials to search every warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse.
—Matt K. Lewis, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for outhouse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outhouse
Noun
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That toilet has had issues during the mission, but even a half-functioning privy is better than Apollo's bathroom situation, which was super unfortunate, to say the least.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Still, the small-leaf hedging types, such as California privet (L. ovalifolium) and Chinese privet (L. sinense), are absolute garbage that belongs in a privy.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Rotating the Orion capsule to expose the line to the Sun and using vent heaters to melt away the ice once again made the commode usable.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
8 Apr. 2026
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This meant that only solid waste could be deposited into the commode.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The toilet has been one sticking point that’s left the astronauts dismayed.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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Despite the accomplishments, Artemis II astronauts had to contend with a more mundane problem — a malfunctioning space toilet.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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Fresh herb plants grace tables and cruisers munch on breads baked in mini clay pots.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
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Stand on the corner banging pots and pans.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Instead, the crew of the historic Artemis II mission headed around the moon reported a blinking fault light on their lunar latrine.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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Before its closure, the high school campus in Toubab Dialaw — where most of the alleged abuse took place — consisted largely of a construction site with trailers, no running water, frequent power outages and makeshift zinc latrines.—
Mark Banchereau,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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An adult male was found deceased, and officers located the child inside a bathroom at the airport, the outlets reported, citing authorities.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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The majority will become Rechargeries, IONNA’s concept for sites with canopies, sufficient lighting, and a focus on nighttime safety, along with bathrooms, a driver’s lounge, and food and drink options.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
14 Apr. 2026
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Jude slows down Bratu’s footage when that director’s camera incidentally captures people waiting in a long line to buy groceries or pans across a street that was later flattened to make way for Ceaușescu’s Palace of the Parliament.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Fresh pans of cobbler come out of the oven as people gather inside and outside to enjoy a taste.—
Nakell Williams,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Outhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outhouse. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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