country house
Example Sentences
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As time went on, he also started a large farm upstate, and when he wanted a country house for his family, he helped an architect to design an extravagant villa overlooking the Hudson River.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
He strode into a country house, moody and mysterious, like Heathcliff from “Wuthering Heights.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
And then I chose the 1950s, and then I chose England and the country house.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025
"It was this huge private house and it was decorated in an English country house style. I don't think I'd ever seen anything like it in my life," says Frances.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2025
“Did you have a bad time? I mean, aside from the rain, no Stonehenge, no country house, no sheep? Aside from the fact that it was a day of disaster upon disaster?”
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
