alcove
Example Sentences
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When he turns at the end of the lane and swims the butterfly back, I step out of the alcove into plain sight.
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She pulls a few books off the shelves and hands them to Teddy, and then she leads us to an alcove with a rainbow shag rug on the ground and plastic bins on shelves.
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A piped-in soundtrack simulates urban din, and latticed wood alcoves emulate storefronts.
His hand snaked out a second later, and he pulled me behind the biggest statue and into a small hidden alcove.
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They hid under alcoves, in tiny rooms under the stairs, inside closets— anywhere two small kids could fit and not be noticed.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.