manor house
Example Sentences
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Yeates, a 25-year-old landscape architect, had recently moved into an apartment in a converted manor house when she essentially vanished.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025
A classic manor house mystery, which revived the genre when it became a hit in 2019, “Knives Out” is the ideal blend of mystery and wit, with a cast of characters to keep you company.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025
A US actor's dream of restoring his ancestral home to its former glory has been left in ruins after the council that owns the 15th century manor house pulled out of the deal.
From BBC • Nov. 3, 2024
In the lush countryside linking off radar Corrèze to the Lot region in Southwest France, almost hugging the banks of the Dordogne river, a striking 19th-century manor house recently underwent a dramatic reconstruction.
From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2024
I stopped the car in front of a small building with white pillars like those of an old plantation manor house, got out and opened the door.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
