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Recent Examples of manor There, a young real-estate agent named Thomas Hutter (played by Nicholas Hoult) is dispatched by his boss, Herr Knock (Simon McBurney), to a castle in Transylvania, to conclude the sale of a decrepit manor in Wisburg to the mysterious, reclusive Count Orlok. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024 The name feels supremely fitting for the location, a colorful Caribbean manor on a hilltop where guests can dine on a breezy patio overlooking the bay. Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2024 This magnificent 18th-century manor turned 5-star hotel with 150 acres of gardens originally served as the home of the third Duke of Marlborough. Meredith Lepore, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024 Located just moments from the prestigious links of The Country Club, the picturesque Brookline reservoir, and upscale shopping and dining, the estate offers the seclusion and luxury of a country manor without giving up the joys of zipping away to the city. Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for manor 
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Noun
  • Constructed in 1887, the Queen Anne-style mansion, privately owned, was on the National Register of Historic Places.
    Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
  • The historic mansion, where several scenes unfold — including a tense exchange between Tommy and frenemy Alfie Solomons (Tom Hardy) — is actually Arley Hall & Gardens, outside Liverpool in Cheshire.
    Matt Cabral, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • From the moment Sandoval arrives at the castle in Episode 1, his mere presence incites derision.
    Megan McCluskey, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The black and white marble floor blocks and the 20,000 mission tiles for the roof were found in a Cuban castle.
    Miami Herasld Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 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
  • Lisa Marie was the only child of Elvis Presley and Priscilla and she was buried at her father’s Graceland estate in Memphis next to Elvis and her son, Benjamin, who died by suicide in 2020.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The team has also released the first vintage of a more accessible estate wine, Baker & Hamilton 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon.
    Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Two months later, on the tenth anniversary to the day of Brando’s death, the resort opened its 35 private villas.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
  • This ’70s inspired villa tour was first published by AD France.
    Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • For over 50 years, the palace—designed by French architect León Dourge in the 1930s for the prestigious Duhau family—was a private residence until it was converted into a hotel in 2006.
    Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Prince Louis, who is set to turn seven this year and is a veteran of many palace balcony moments, had a shy turn during a recent walkabout.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025

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“Manor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manor. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.

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