hamlet

Example Sentences

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The rural community of the book is a West Virginia mining hamlet.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

He plans to protest every day until Sunday, after which he has to leave for a job in a hamlet.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

Thorpeness was initially transformed from a hamlet into a holiday resort by playwright and barrister Glencairn Stuart Ogilvie in the early 20th Century.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 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

Going to college has become the norm throughout most of the United States, even in many places where college was once considered an exotic destination—places like Chilhowie, an Appalachian hamlet with a simple brick downtown.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times