tract house

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Recent Examples of tract house Depending on the location, the cost for a ranch tract house with a garage in the suburbs was within a middle-class family’s reach. Jeastman, oregonlive, 5 Apr. 2023 In a 1973 photograph of a tract house in Longmont, Colo., Adams shows us the rear of the structure and its patio, on which all the chairs but one face inward, toward the split-level home, as if the people who live here can’t bear to look out on the world their prosperity has destroyed. Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 27 June 2022 Set in a dark, cluttered space — the tract house where hermetic Charlie’s soul unfolds — The Whale feels as contrived as a stage play. Armond White, National Review, 15 Mar. 2023 They’re built closer together than the typical tract house to make the neighborhood more walkable, most with no yards to speak of, but plenty of pocket parks — a boon to busy production workers. Pat Saperstein, Variety, 11 Mar. 2022 See All Example Sentences for tract house
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Noun
  • More recently, the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County claimed most of Topanga State Park and Will Rogers State Historic Park, including Will Rogers’ original ranch house.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025
  • There’s the 4,000-square-foot ranch house, which Himovitz renovated, with three bedrooms and three baths.
    Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The most recent application requests only 134 town houses, but the other homes could still be on the table.
    Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 16 Mar. 2025
  • 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
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
  • Named Seven Oaks Ranch, the 103-acre estate is anchored by a Tudor Revival manor house that blends into the rolling landscape of Happy Canyon.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Huston was forced to evacuate her ranch in the Sierra Nevada mountain range during the event.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Dillon’s journey to running the ranch took an unexpected turn through the restaurant industry.
    Ethan Stone, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Isle of Harris, farther south from North Uist, is also a great place to catch them wandering along the beach, says Jackie Robertson, the owner of Knoydart House, an award-winning, luxury, self-catering cottage in Mallaig, Scotland.
    Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • This has led to a growth in private development of new student housing with many older cottage style houses being demolished to make way for boxy duplexes.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2025

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“Tract house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tract%20house. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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