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cubbyhole

[kuhb-ee-hohl] / ˈkʌb iˌhoʊl /
NOUN
hiding place
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Example Sentences

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They were looking for the source of a leak in the roof, but tucked inside a cubbyhole were the "skeletal remains", Mr Glady said.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2024

“I don’t begrudge anyone retiring,” longtime regular Daniel Eiben said Sept. 15, poking his head into Yoshimura’s cluttered cubbyhole of an office on the store’s penultimate day in business.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2023

She was one of just two women on Brzezinski’s staff and occupied a windowless cubbyhole in the West Wing, but Dr. Albright relished her proximity to power.

From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2022

Even the former cubbyhole where the ATM was located will have a use, as the video equipment spot so the church videographer can record Sunday services to be streamed over the Internet.

From Washington Times • Dec. 31, 2018

The automatic mop came out of its cubbyhole to repair the damage.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer




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