outhouse

Example Sentences

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We used candles, pumped water and had an outhouse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

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

Because if I did, I'm pretty sure I'd just be chilling in an outhouse while he was inside his cabin writing "Yellowstone," you know what I mean?

From Salon • Sep. 1, 2023

See, Kermit wasn’t allowed to go downstairs to use the outhouse because it might strain his heart.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm