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hovel

[huhv-uhl, hov-] / ˈhʌv əl, ˈhɒv- /


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As for what was built at Cinecitta, two favorite sets for Gropman were Tom’s New York hovel and his well-appointed, furnished Rome apartment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2024

Eventually they squeezed into a hovel before being discovered by a turncoat cabinet member.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2024

“I used to leap out of the hovel semi-naked every night, shouting impenetrable Shakespearean mad talk,” he said.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2023

"I was left in this crowded backstreet hovel in Halifax, while my sister went off to a rather grand life."

From BBC • May 14, 2022

At last they came upon a little hovel of the humblest sort, poorer than any they had yet found, with a roof made only of reeds.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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