penthouse
Example Sentences
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“Some are free to choose between penthouse suites, while others are free to choose in which gutter to lay their heads.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
The sound of Billie Eilish drifted overhead as candles flickered along every visible surface of Boom, the penthouse lounge crowning the Standard hotel in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
A property of such high value—with its separate 5,000-square-foot guest penthouse, caretaker house, two-bedroom guardhouse, 12-car garage, and parking for 80 vehicles—has a considerably lower buyer pool, because most people simply cannot afford it.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026
NEW YORK—The penthouse atop the Metropolitan Tower on West 57th Street offers proximity to Central Park and has two bedrooms.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026
While the two detectives conferred in the study, out of sight, I climbed the stairs to the long hallway in my parents’ penthouse suite.
From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson
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