outhouse

Example Sentences

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Suddenly, Stacy must confront that cabin and her dread of defecating in an outhouse.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

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

They hired VJL Builders to do the work, a contract worth £68,000 to build an extension and convert an outhouse into a garage.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2024

The youngest, the one who had come in from the outhouse, walked, painfully slowly, over to a high and ramshackle chest of drawers, and bent over.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman