country house
Example Sentences
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As time went on, he also started a large farm upstate, and when he wanted a country house for his family, he helped an architect to design an extravagant villa overlooking the Hudson River.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
With Horsley Towers now a historic country house hotel called the De Vere Horsley Estate, the reopening will be marked by a special celebration on 28 March.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
He strode into a country house, moody and mysterious, like Heathcliff from “Wuthering Heights.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
And then I chose the 1950s, and then I chose England and the country house.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025
They had just returned from motoring in a friend’s Rolls to a celebrated country house near Bedford.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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