hovel

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2024

“I used to leap out of the hovel semi-naked every night, shouting impenetrable Shakespearean mad talk,” he said.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2023

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

The hovel fell silent, then the canvas was pushed aside and the father stepped out, a musket in his hand.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson