granny flat
Example Sentences
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I was raised in a run-down granny flat in Anaheim a stone’s throw from a lumberyard, the only place my immigrant parents could afford when they married in 1978.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2023
The fire claimed dozens of homes in its path, but the family’s house — which includes a garage and a granny flat on more than two acres near Cleveland National Forest — was unscathed.
From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2023
Dominik has what he describes as a small "granny" flat attached to his house.
From BBC • May 7, 2023
The governor’s work on housing production has included streamlining approvals to house homeless people during the height of the pandemic and signing legislation that encouraged granny flat development in residential neighborhoods.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2021
“She's moved into our granny flat, just across the way. You know her, do you?”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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