plural shanties
: a small crudely built dwelling or shelter usually of wood
Examples of shanty in a Sentence
Noun (2)
lived just off the beach in a crude shanty
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Robert Loerzel, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
To a soundtrack of orchestral chants or sea shanties, fanciful motifs flow from his old-school dip pen, conjuring scenes that hover between architectural ruins, theater sets, and sylvan dreamscapes.
—Mel Studach, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2025
His drug crackdown killed thousands; many of the victims were young men from impoverished shanty towns, shot by police and rogue gunmen as part of a campaign to target dealers.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
Some shanties are nylon and collapsible while others are wooden and metal structures akin to a small shed.
—Brian Kaiser, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Those who stayed on Goose Island upgraded from shanties to frame cottages and two-story houses.
—Robert Loerzel, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
To a soundtrack of orchestral chants or sea shanties, fanciful motifs flow from his old-school dip pen, conjuring scenes that hover between architectural ruins, theater sets, and sylvan dreamscapes.
—Mel Studach, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2025
His drug crackdown killed thousands; many of the victims were young men from impoverished shanty towns, shot by police and rogue gunmen as part of a campaign to target dealers.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
Some shanties are nylon and collapsible while others are wooden and metal structures akin to a small shed.
—Brian Kaiser, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shanty
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“Shanty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shanty. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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