great house

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Recent Examples of great house This was important for communication between the great houses, the researchers said, and for establishing a sense of connection between the buildings from miles away. Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2024 Chef Brad Wise makes a great burger at most of his Trust Restaurant Group eateries, but this gourmet butcher shop makes a great house dry-aged burger with bacon, Havarti cheese, may, mustard and house pickles. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024 In a hot market, home shoppers need to act fast when a great house gets listed. Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024 Like dozens of clubs around Europe, Porto — one of the three great houses of Portuguese soccer — is owned by its members. Rory Smith, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for great house 
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Noun
  • The main building was constructed as a maison forte, the term used in this part of Normandy to describe fortified manor houses.
    Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 28 Sep. 2024
  • Another secondary building, opposite the manor house, dates from the same period and includes a laundry room as well as a kitchen, dining area, and bedroom with an ensuite bathroom.
    Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 28 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • What works for a seafront villa in a warm climate won’t necessarily work for a rustic barn-style home in the woods, a suburban Victorian, or a townhouse in the city.
    Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Interest in Lake Como soared in 2002 after George Clooney purchased a villa in Laglio, a village on the western shore of the lake.
    Hannah Peart, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Each makes it to the gates of the castle before the prince notices blood gushing everywhere.
    Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Surrounding the castle, which is actually the Alcázar of Toledo, a stone building framed by towers and spires, are a handful of medieval Arab, Christian, and Jewish monuments.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Another person shared on X a glimpse into the game, which shows Piglet wandering through an empty mansion that seems rife for jump scares.
    Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Soon, Francis had used the medical furlough to move himself and his family into a $7,000-per-month mansion.
    Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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: Head to Troutbeck for a stay in a dreamy historic manor with rich interior design.
    Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Studio 131, has hosted it the past few years, and this year’s event featured a Trunk or Treat, vendor market, and a haunted manor at its event venue space on Oct. 13.
    Chantelle Lee, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The palace generally refrains from commenting on books written about members of the royal family.
    Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Per city officials, the palace stands as an icon of Abu Dhabi’s skyline with a design exquisitely crafted to pay tribute to its Arabian heritage and artistry.
    Jasmine Browley, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • In an elegant town house on the street, Bashar al-Assad’s father-in-law, Fawaz Akhras, has a cardiology practice.
    Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The historic four-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom town house still stands today and was recently listed for $1.8 million.
    Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024

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