Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for "abode"
  • past participle of abide.
  • past tense form of abide.
Search instead for abbenrode.
Definitions

abode

[uh-bohd] / əˈboʊd /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

It’s a stunning apartment on the Upper West Side that she purchased the same year that she offloaded her former city abode.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

He’s now a professor of modern history at the University of St. Andrews, the sort of place that might send a shudder down the fellowship at his former abode.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

Hindus regard Kailash as the abode of deities Shiva and Parvati, while Tibetan Buddhists associate it with Mount Meru, which they say is the centre of the universe.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

Enter: prolific film editor Billy Weber’s tranquil Los Angeles abode, which just hit the market for $3.99 million.

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

Ishtar's abode made the White House look like a tin shack.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

But South Korea's heatwave has made it uninhabitable, forcing him to seek refuge under a makeshift tarp just a stone’s throw from Gangnam’s gleaming skyscrapers, where the wealthy remain cool in their aloof abodes.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

Overall, the growing list of celebrities who have spent years trying to unload their expansive abodes indicates a significant shift in the luxury market, Luxury Estate International agent Marianna Sullivan notes.

From MarketWatch Jun. 3, 2026

Farmers, who start adjusting their sleep schedules ahead of time, often work through the night to pluck the grapes from their leafy abodes.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 27, 2025

The two own several homes across the U.S. as well as luxurious abodes in Europe and Australia.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 1, 2025

When people took sick, their temperatures rose and caused the body lice to seek more hospitable abodes.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




Vocabulary lists containing abode


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training