pied-à-terre
Example Sentences
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The sister act also owned a pied-à-terre in Manhattan.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
Mayor Mamdani also met with other New York CEOs, including Bank of America’s Brian Moynihan, following backlash to a pied-à-terre tax video.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul revealed new details about her proposal to tax New York City’s second homes, including that she expects fewer homes would be subjected to this pied-à-terre tax than her previous estimate.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
The governor’s office expected that the pied-à-terre tax would produce $500 million, pennies compared with the estimated revenue of Mamdani’s previous proposals.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
The house in Wilton Street was a small bijou place which my father had occupied as a pied-à-terre in town, he being a widower.
From Hushed Up! A Mystery of London by Le Queux, William
