outhouse

Example Sentences

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Suddenly, Stacy must confront that cabin and her dread of defecating in an outhouse.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

We used candles, pumped water and had an outhouse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Slauson appeared in The Seattle Times in 2006 after a landslide diverted the river through his front yard, taking his driveway, outhouse and shed with it.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2024

At home he wanted to move his boiler to an outhouse, which gave him an opportunity to install a heat pump.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2023

Master came out to go to the outhouse.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie