outbuilding

Example Sentences

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She told the court all that was done was the demolition of an outbuilding and some work on the foundations.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

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

Another fire at an outbuilding close to the property was also extinguished.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 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

When they had to cross open country again, John kept to the hedgerows so they would not be seen, and as they came nearer to Lindsay, he kept well away from every barn and outbuilding.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli