hovel

Example Sentences

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Mark me: In the bombed-out hovels of West Berlin, there was a first drag show to hail the city’s resurrection.

From Salon

Even the day scenes feel tinged by darkness — especially when Shula visits her dead uncle’s home to find a neglected hovel of forgotten children likely to be abandoned by her judgmental aunties.

From Los Angeles Times

As for what was built at Cinecitta, two favorite sets for Gropman were Tom’s New York hovel and his well-appointed, furnished Rome apartment.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s designed like a dark little hovel. Who would want to live like that?”

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Salon