hamlet

Example Sentences

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He plans to protest every day until Sunday, after which he has to leave for a job in a hamlet.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

Reid’s impoverished youth in a tiny hamlet in southern Nevada gave him an iron will, steep ambition and a sizable chip on his shoulder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

The hamlet sits in a frost hollow where, in the winter, cold air builds up to allow it to become so cold.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

Multiple animals have been killed in the Monterey County hamlet of Corral de Tierra, about 12 miles east of Monterey, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025

I turned in the direction of the sound, and there, amongst the romantic hills, whose changes and aspect I had ceased to note an hour ago, I saw a hamlet and a spire.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë