alcove
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The kitchen is complemented by a breakfast alcove that is nestled into a windowed nook overlooking the back porch and the swimming pool.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
Throughout those months, he got to know the guy who frequented his alcove, the one Ed had warned him about.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
An alcove devoted to gay rights displays an early version of the rainbow flag, campaign and protest buttons, and a ceiling fragment from the Stonewall Inn, where a 1969 uprising launched the gay liberation movement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
In the entryway alcove, he used tropical-patterned grasscloth wallpaper and 1960s glass pendants to display the couple’s barware and Tiki-Ti memorabilia.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2024
Late in the evening the merchants of the bazaar hear him weeping in the rear alcove, as they shutter their stalls.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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