as in labyrinth
a confusing and complicated arrangement of passages
got lost in the warren of interconnected side streets
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There’s a restaurant, Chez Toni, which is managed by his romantic partner, Toni (Solveig Dommartin); a disco that’s run by his son Michel (Christopher Buchholz); and an extensive warren of back rooms and basement spaces.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 July 2024
Ursula’s Costumes is a 6,000-square-foot treasure trove filled with a warren of smaller rooms stuffed with petticoats, flapper dresses, pirate outfits, gangsters’ pinstripe suits, nuns’ habits, Western wear and Roman legion uniforms.
—Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024
Inside, a warren of offices gives way to a series of parlorlike spaces with high ceilings.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
Rabbits were introduced for hunting in 1859 and spread like, well, rabbits, excavating warrens and causing extensive ecological damage across most of the continent.
—Amber Dance, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2024
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 July 2024
Ursula’s Costumes is a 6,000-square-foot treasure trove filled with a warren of smaller rooms stuffed with petticoats, flapper dresses, pirate outfits, gangsters’ pinstripe suits, nuns’ habits, Western wear and Roman legion uniforms.
—Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024
Inside, a warren of offices gives way to a series of parlorlike spaces with high ceilings.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
Rabbits were introduced for hunting in 1859 and spread like, well, rabbits, excavating warrens and causing extensive ecological damage across most of the continent.
—Amber Dance, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for warren
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“Warren.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warren. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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