as in cottage
a house having one or one and a half stories and often a front porch
She bought a small bungalow just outside the city.
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Recent Examples of bungalow
Walking past the old writers’ bungalows is a particular treat.
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Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
Her father, Fraser, was a pump operator for the city and the family lived in a brick bungalow.
—Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
In 1950, parents Joe and Katherine Jackson moved into the single-story, two-bedroom bungalow a year after it was built.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 4 May 2026
Asking $47 million, the hilltop Caribbean compound also comes with three bungalows.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 May 2026
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Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
Her father, Fraser, was a pump operator for the city and the family lived in a brick bungalow.
—Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
In 1950, parents Joe and Katherine Jackson moved into the single-story, two-bedroom bungalow a year after it was built.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 4 May 2026
Asking $47 million, the hilltop Caribbean compound also comes with three bungalows.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for bungalow
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bungalow
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Jenny Magidson’s cottage is one of about 785 homes destroyed in her community, according to the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, about two-thirds of those in Grizzly Flats.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
10 May 2026
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Four championship golf courses surround the cottages, villas, and condos.—
Jess Hoffert,
Midwest Living,
9 May 2026
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This 2019 Craftsman with farmhouse elements is in a residential neighborhood, steps from several parks.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
11 May 2026
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From a six-room farmhouse in Maine to a clifftop institute in Big Sur, the country offers options that range from gentle and beginner-friendly to fitness-focused and famously demanding.—
Lauren Schuster,
Charlotte Observer,
11 May 2026
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Video shot by a passenger aboard the plane and shared with CBS News shows smoke in the cabin of the aircraft.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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The recent coverage of a cruise ship hit with a deadly hantavirus outbreak is painfully familiar to cruisers who spent days and weeks trapped in their cabins at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
9 May 2026
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At the urging of Maddy, Cassie visits a raucous mansion party hosted by a popular online influencer in the hopes of going viral.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
10 May 2026
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The Epsteins, on the other hand, rented a second-floor apartment at the end of our street in a house that, like many of the old mansions, had been divided up and turned into rentals.—
Gabrielle Glancy,
Rolling Stone,
9 May 2026
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“Bungalow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bungalow. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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