abode

Example Sentences

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It was a noisy and chaotic abode when I grew up there as the youngest of five siblings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

When they first put the dwelling on the market, Zeta-Jones told the Wall Street Journal that they no longer needed such an expansive abode, particularly after their two children had grown up and left home.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

The home was once the abode she and Blake Shelton—who took their Oklahoma pad—resided in before they divorced in 2015.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Patrón co-founder John Paul DeJoria’s roughly 3,600-square-foot, three-bedroom abode sits among multiple ponds on Kiholo Bay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

He just stands there looking at me until, finally, he extends his hand as if reluctantly welcoming me to his humble abode.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi