How to Use cottage in a Sentence

cottage

noun
  • She owns a cottage at the beach.
  • We rented a cottage for the weekend.
  • Skip the prefab kit this year and bake a cozy cottage, then gather your crew to decorate.
    Katy Kiick Condon, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Law recently revealed that a cozy cottage featured in the film doesn’t even exist.
    Meghan Pryce, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
  • An old-fashioned favorite, lavender fits in well with cottage-style interiors.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2022
  • With a bold geometric design, this classic gingham shower curtain looks smart in modern farmhouse and cozy cottage bathrooms.
    Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 15 Aug. 2022
  • The pair also owns a small cottage in Nashville and a six-acre multi-residence spread on Martha’s Vineyard.
    Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Reservations are required to dine in the restaurant’s intimate dining space located in a wood-sided cottage.
    Jennifer Kornegay, ajc, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Thrills can best be savored in retrospect, so the next couple of days at our waterfront cottage seem especially restful and reflective.
    Walter Nicklin, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022
  • This three-bedroom cottage in Amagansett has a pathway leading to a private beach plus an expansive deck surrounded by much greenery amid a very private backyard.
    Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 14 Aug. 2022
  • After the meal, the restaurant, set in a Creole cottage up in the hills, turns into a full-on club and, for a small fee, partiers can visit the costume closet to adorn themselves with feathers and sequins.
    ELLE, 5 Aug. 2022
  • The hotel has more than 350 guestrooms and suites, cottage and cabin accommodations and various on-site resort amenities.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Things to do: Spend the night in a Crystal Pier cottage.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2023
  • For more about tours and the history of the cottage, see sethpeterson.org.
    Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2022
  • In fact, every room in the hotel and all the cottages are taken.
    Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2023
  • The cottages are first come, first serve, so book well in advance.
    Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The cottages, which sit atop a large stretch of the pier and are rented out year-round, remained open.
    Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2023
  • Across the yard from the main house is a small cottage that’s about 90 percent windows.
    Danielle Pergament, Allure, 9 Nov. 2022
  • On that score, a quaint cottage and two-floor annex are close by.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Plus, there’s a one-bedroom guest cottage and a six-car garage.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Can Miles compose movie scores in a small cottage across the Atlantic?
    Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 20 Nov. 2023
  • And when Rose makes a shocking request of the couple, the tension in the cottage soars.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Boxes and posters meant to transform the entire cottage are strewn on the ground.
    Shantay Robinson, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The cottage is in the village of Fonmon, around 16 miles from Cardiff, the capital of Wales.
    Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ, 19 Jan. 2023
  • By dawn several dozen men regrouped by some cottages on the edge of the city.
    Oleksandr Chubko Lynsey Addario, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Most notably, the unit is topped with a Cape Cod-style shingled cottage.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The cottage may be the only structure in Glencoe with Booth’s name on it.
    Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Two cottages, bright blue and muted mauve, sit side by side.
    Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The cottages, spaced out enough to give the idea of privacy, sit near a lake that glistens during the day.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Sep. 2023
  • One day, a breeze blows through his cottage and the pages of his book are — sigh — swept into a nearby lake.
    Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 21 Nov. 2023

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