outhouse

Example Sentences

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We used candles, pumped water and had an outhouse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

County Regional Planning Commission on Wednesday that there’s a high likelihood the fire has consumed his property, which includes a helicopter hangar, outhouse and storage containers.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2024

We are now renting a small outhouse with a roof made of tin and plastic.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2023

Mary Lou Beaver grew up in Akiachak, packing water from the river as a girl, collecting rainwater and using an outhouse.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2023

There was nothing unusual about an outhouse in Sassafras Springs.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney