garret

Example Sentences

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A triangle conjures up the narrow garret in which Harriet Jacobs, the author of “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl,” hid for seven years to avoid capture.

From New York Times

The romantic image of the writer in the garret doesn't do justice to the tedious reality of churning out words, one after another.

From Salon

Our little garret had a great view, but confronting six flights of stairs after walking around Paris all day wasn’t fun.

From Seattle Times

But Ho is no poet in a garret.

From Los Angeles Times

So powerful was the romance of New York lofts, surpassing the Parisian garrets before them, that prefabricated luxury versions are now an industry standard.

From New York Times