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hovel

[huhv-uhl, hov-] / ˈhʌv əl, ˈhɒv- /


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Eventually they squeezed into a hovel before being discovered by a turncoat cabinet member.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2024

Before their new house was built, Reyes and her husband, Leandro Membreño, rented a hovel made of clay and galvanized metal sheets.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2022

"I was left in this crowded backstreet hovel in Halifax, while my sister went off to a rather grand life."

From BBC • May 14, 2022

“I don’t care if your house is a million-dollar house or a $30,000 hovel in the middle of nowhere,” said Ms. Guide, who runs a digital-marketing agency.

From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2020

Voldemort’s eyes moved slowly around the hovel and then found the man in the armchair.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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