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

Following his arrest in May 2024, police found £75,000 in a safe hidden in a brick outhouse in the rear garden of his home in Crankwood Road.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

The heated toilet seats and water must have been unimaginable 125 years ago when they dug their first outhouse as homesteaders in North Dakota.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2024

Nathan was expecting a flurry of flies to harass his face but was surprised when he opened the door to the outhouse.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young