garret

Example Sentences

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In May 1976, Rybakov’s close friend, dissident artist Yevgeny Rukhin, died in a fire in his garret studio in St. Petersburg, where he was meeting with friends.

From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2022

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 • Oct. 23, 2022

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 • Sep. 25, 2022

As online fandom transforms storytelling, it is also revealing a fundamental truth: The lone writer in a garret, disconnected from the world, was always a myth.

From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2021

I am not going to face off against Theo in this garret of a bedroom, no exits, slanted ceilings.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse