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
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
As the Rolling Stones’ “Gimme Shelter” plays, the then-incoming first lady jets from her Florida mansion to her New York City penthouse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026
She was his logistics coordinator: booking flights to New York and letting Tower doormen know who was allowed up to the penthouse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026
Then she’d been adopted by a couple who lived in a penthouse on New York’s Upper East Side.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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