: a shelter (such as a house) in which people live
Examples of dwelling in a Sentence
the simple dwellings in which the Pilgrims spent the first winter at Plymouth
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The case involved the denial of a rezoning request to build multifamily dwellings in the upscale Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights.
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Louis Menand, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Perriand was in charge of the interiors of the dwelling, designed by the architect Junzo Sakakura, including the large sofa in the main reception room.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 24 Mar. 2025
People are prohibited from burning open fires within 100 feet of an occupied dwelling.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2025
Your specific address could be a dwelling that never had flood insurance but, like neighboring properties, had major damage.
—Ron Lieber, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
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Louis Menand, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Perriand was in charge of the interiors of the dwelling, designed by the architect Junzo Sakakura, including the large sofa in the main reception room.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 24 Mar. 2025
People are prohibited from burning open fires within 100 feet of an occupied dwelling.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2025
Your specific address could be a dwelling that never had flood insurance but, like neighboring properties, had major damage.
—Ron Lieber, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dwelling
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“Dwelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dwelling. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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