pied-à-terre
Example Sentences
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Around the same time they bought the Bel-Air mansion, the Winnicks purchased a two-bedroom pied-à-terre at the iconic Sherry-Netherland Hotel in New York City, and hired star architect Charles Gwathmey to completely revamp it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
Mikhail acquired a pied-à-terre in Paris, where he felt he “ceased to be a tourist and became a human being.”
From Slate • Mar. 17, 2022
A few years ago, the brother was on the hunt for a pied-à-terre downtown, with its bustling arts and restaurant scene.
From New York Times • Nov. 13, 2020
He bought it eight years ago for $600,000, records show, and has been using the home as a pied-à-terre when he performs in L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2020
Exactly; and if we had a pied-à-terre close to the continent as you have, we should not like to stay away from home either—more than half the year.
From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 by Various
