How to Use manor in a Sentence

manor

noun
  • Some are to the manor born; along those lines, Laufey is to the Bowl born.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Over at Klaus’ cult manor, Ben’s about to have the best day of his life.
    Rachel Paige, refinery29.com, 3 Aug. 2020
  • The manor sits in the middle of a 900-acre mixed estate.
    Olivia Harrison, refinery29.com, 20 Aug. 2020
  • In the 13th century, villagers would gift eggs to the lords of the manor or to the church.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The manor on the mountain doubled, then tripled in size.
    Ottessa Moshfegh, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022
  • At the end of a cul-de-sac in Sandy Springs is a 2.7-acre English manor.
    Kiersten Willis, ajc, 2 Nov. 2021
  • The home is a large, country manor-style Tudor on the golf club’s North Course.
    Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 30 Aug. 2019
  • The lead character, a jester known as the Lord of Misrule, runs the manor for the evening with lots of over-the-top pomp.
    Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2019
  • The original manor, built in the 1930s, served as a hunting lodge.
    Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2022
  • Not going to the funeral means Dani is home alone in the manor.
    Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 13 Oct. 2020
  • The manor is an impressive old pile, but the children take to Dani.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Oct. 2020
  • Twenty-one of them went through its care before the manor closed up shop in 1936.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Adare Manor's staff was just as special as the manor itself.
    Vanessa Wilkins, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2023
  • The steep pitch of the roof adds to a storybook appearance to the English manor.
    Lauren Beale, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Glenelg was named for a Scottish manor and bears a moniker that is spelled the same, forward and backward.
    Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com, 21 Feb. 2021
  • Medley’s late husband, Richard, bought the manor in 2005 as a wedding gift to his wife.
    David Chiu, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Bruce ditches a gala at his manor to sit in front of a bank of screens, watching his guests from far away.
    Darren Franich, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2022
  • New for 2021, guests can access the top floor of the manor and come across glashy ghouls and scares around every corner.
    Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2021
  • Having researched houses and manors for the film, John had six homes in mind.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Steve Fraser is a radical to the manner—if not quite the manor—born.
    Joseph Epstein, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Inside, the country manor-style home has a modern open floor-plan and is move-in ready.
    cleveland, 6 Mar. 2020
  • Once the trio hit their destination in the book, the silver car appears again, parked in front of the manor.
    Ashley Chervinski, refinery29.com, 16 Aug. 2020
  • Spread over two stories and a full basement, the manor is decked out with amenities abound.
    Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
  • The family lived in a manor built during the time of Frederick the Great, the king of Prussia.
    Alex Traub, New York Times, 10 May 2023
  • These are the things that lords of the manor do, not business executives.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Rustic wrought iron fixtures add to the feeling of being in a manor.
    Roxanne Washington, cleveland.com, 30 Aug. 2019
  • The manor is said to have first served as a hunting lodge for Prince John during the 12th century.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Too early to say, but Flora’s dollhouse is a replica of the manor.
    Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 9 Oct. 2020
  • Audiences caught a glimpse of child Bruce in the first film; Arthur was also teased to be his half-brother as his mother worked as a maid at the Wayne manor.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Catalina also believes there are ghosts living in the walls of her crumbling English manor.
    Shannon Carlin, TIME, 21 June 2024

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