abutted
Example Sentences
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The Van Ruijvens’ home in the 1660s and ’70s, a canalside house named the Golden Eagle, abutted a clandestine Remonstrant church and doubled as a Collegiant meetinghouse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Some of their farms even abutted the graveyard.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2023
The library, which abutted the street, violated that policy.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
These efforts were often unsuccessful, however, and poor neighborhoods often abutted even the most prestigious ones.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
The southwest corner of the fence abutted the main road but also separated the Lonogan property from the Rude farm.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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