outhouse

Example Sentences

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We used candles, pumped water and had an outhouse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Squish Factor – The outhouse at the dogsledding camp was surprisingly roomy and very clean!

From Salon • Jul. 20, 2025

They practice in the ruins of a farm outhouse, poking rifles round empty doorways before edging warily past.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2024

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

She put on the slippers and stepped carefully into the outhouse, then lifted the lid.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata