outbuilding

Example Sentences

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The Wiltshire Council signed off on his plans to build an ornamental outbuilding, a three-story extension, the lake and a driveway that curves around it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

As armed officers moved into Knowles's garden in Milford Avenue, drone footage captured the moment he emerged from an outbuilding with his hands up before being handcuffed in front of his bonfire.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2025

An outbuilding separate from a main house in Malibu Knolls burned, but other homes around it were unscathed.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2024

"After approximately 30 minutes his mother went to look for him," Ms Skerrett said, then his father had to force entry on a locked outbuilding - as there was no reply from Mr Kingston.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2024

And so for almost half a stupid year, all the boys were gathered up by sad-faced Mr. Royal and plonked out here in an outbuilding away from the main Noise of the town.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness