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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

"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

Miranda, who saw “Rent” at 17, is palpably thrilled to gain access to his hero’s hovel on Greenwich Street, here recreated with exactitude — right down to the Scorpions cassette.

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2021

“I wanted a hovel, a hut,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2021

“What are you doing there? You have your own hovel now. I thought it was supposed to be your so-called bachelor pad.”

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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