great house

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Recent Examples of great house All seems well as Helm convenes a meeting of Rohan’s great houses meant to map out a plan for the kingdom’s future. Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024 His legend has been honed in building, rebuilding, Europe’s great houses. Rory Smith, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024 There’s a certain political commentary here, too, about who’s allowed to rule the great houses of Dune, what roles women are confined to, and how the Bene Gesserit turn women’s social limitations and underestimations to their advantage. Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024 The Bene Gesserit are, uh, geneticists These space witches are running a gigantic, generations-long breeding program to guide all the great houses and eventually put the perfect person, or Kwisatz Haderach, on the Imperium throne and under their control. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for great house
Recent Examples of Synonyms for great house
Noun
  • The show is structured as a manor house murder mystery and wears its influences on its sleeve.
    Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
  • It was once owned by The Crown following the dissolution of the monasteries in 1539 by King Henry VIII—later transforming into the five-star manor house hotel that stands today with ornate tapestries, Tudor beamed walls, cozy firelit lounges, medieval chandeliers, and original stone archways.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The rate for villas (fit for a family of 4) starts at $228, but prices will vary depending on the time of year.
    Sugey Palomares, Parents, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Click here to see more photos of the Sicilian villa.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The resort's location is a perfect jumping off point for exploring Bavaria’s beautiful lakes, small towns, and castles.
    Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Unfortunately, a fire took the castle in 1942, but the ruins (overlooking a lake) are what make Ha Ha Tonka a truly unique state park today.
    Casey Barber, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • When the Gilded Age architect Thomas Hastings put up the mansion, in 1914, it was conceived as a residence for the family as well as for the collection.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Ultimately, Jacob and Spencer set the mansion on fire to destroy any evidence of what happened there.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The film, macabre and atmospheric from start to finish, relocates the classic folklore to an isolated hacienda in a Mexican village where a young woman has returned to bury her aunt.
    DeAnna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Aug. 2023
  • She was born on May 29, 1917 and grew up in a hacienda in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
    Natalia Torija Nieto, ELLE Decor, 28 Sep. 2022
Noun
  • Where to Stay: Located in the city’s historic center, Downtown Mexico is a 17th-century manor turned boutique hotel with a rare rooftop pool.
    Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The journey ends in Oxfordshire for a gala dinner in a 15th-century manor.
    Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The two marry, and Maomao dances for her mother on the palace walls.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Its image appears in souvenirs, poetry, and on palace walls.
    Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Its first two chapters were in Shanghai and New York, where it was recreated last September at an Upper East Side town house for a one-week installation.
    Luisa Zargani, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025
  • David Engelhardt Photography Led by husband-and-wife team Martin and Mary McElroy, general contractor Graphic Builders Inc. specializes in gut renovations that completely transform New York City homes of all types, including apartments, town houses, and lofts.
    Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 4 Dec. 2024

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