hamlet

Example Sentences

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The entire hamlet can only operate if Flores’ regular gasoline deliveries make it through on Highway 1 every two weeks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

"We have been a forgotten territory," says Luz Dary Munoz, leader of a nearby hamlet.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Reid’s impoverished youth in a tiny hamlet in southern Nevada gave him an iron will, steep ambition and a sizable chip on his shoulder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

The farmer who spoke to the BBC said the fighters passed through his hamlet most days on their way to other communities.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

A while later, when we moved out of the hamlet, she was still dancing.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien