Example Sentences
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The kitchen and bedroom of the Kowalskis’ claustrophobic two-room apartment were set against a rear wall of louvered shutters with a second-story wrought-iron balcony reached by a spiral staircase; a streetlamp marked the outdoor scenes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
Our first house was a two-story yellow traditional with brown shutters.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Most Palestinian shopkeepers in the Old City had pulled down their metal shutters and deserted the stone alleyways.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
Likewise, Andy’s story starts when a magnate shutters her current job at a newspaper called the New York Vanguard, firing her and her colleagues for a $500-million tax write-off.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
Mr. Stone tugged the shutters open and then screamed, nearly falling over himself as he stumbled back.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
