hamlet

Example Sentences

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The rumble of jets and hum of drones "come from everywhere. Especially at night", he told AFP in the hamlet of Barsirini, dozens of kilometres from the border.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

The town is essentially a sunny place, full of mostly sunny people, to all appearances, a typical comedy hamlet.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

It is an abandoned hamlet in the middle of the Welsh countryside, that could be straight from a post-apocalyptic horror movie.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Reid’s impoverished youth in a tiny hamlet in southern Nevada gave him an iron will, steep ambition and a sizable chip on his shoulder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

On the third day, forest-dazed and grubby, we stepped on to a sunny road, the first since Caratunk, and followed it on a hot ambulation into the forgotten hamlet of Monson.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson