shanty

Example Sentences

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On opening day, Micheal Boushele grilled brats next to his family’s fishing shanty under sunny skies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

The blaze broke out in the early hours of the morning in Guryong village, often described as one of the South Korean capital's last remaining shanty towns.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

Despite the archaic language, it has the simplicity of a sea shanty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Journalist Kevin Donald described the plot as "a strange little shanty".

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025

On the other side of the river, the steep mud banks changed abruptly into low mud walls of shanty hutments.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy