garret

Example Sentences

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In May 1976, Rybakov’s close friend, dissident artist Yevgeny Rukhin, died in a fire in his garret studio in St. Petersburg, where he was meeting with friends.

From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2022

The romantic image of the writer in the garret doesn't do justice to the tedious reality of churning out words, one after another.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2022

As a young man, having fled communist Bulgaria, he would gaze at the monument from his tiny garret apartment.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2021

“I would say we’re right on the verge of all these things happening,” he said, sitting at a desk in the corner of the garret, his cowboy boots propped on a chair.

From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2021

I rushed up garret when the letter came, and tried to thank god for being so good to us, but I could only cry, and say, “I’m glad! I’m glad!”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott