Examples of alcove in a Sentence
a small alcove in one corner of the backyard garden
an ancient vase in an alcove and a sculpture of Achilles on a stand in the museum's Greek Hall
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Step inside the home’s domed walls to discover charm and coziness around every turn, from an alcove sofa to a wood-burning fireplace.
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Angela Tafoya, Vogue, 18 May 2026
There’s also a little alcove dining nook and a foyer with room for the kind of grab-and-go storage one would want in that space.
—Katie McDonough, Curbed, 18 May 2026
As for the camper module exterior, Winnebago cages out the alcove face and lower front sides with thick tubular branch guards, wires in a set of floating front auxiliary lights, adds a swing-away full-size spare carrier in back, and secures on under-body aluminum storage lockers.
—C.c. Weiss
may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2026
By that time Dame Frances had established the idea of theaters of memory—imaginary architectural structures, replete with columns and alcoves and windows, where items can be placed for later recollection.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
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Angela Tafoya, Vogue, 18 May 2026
There’s also a little alcove dining nook and a foyer with room for the kind of grab-and-go storage one would want in that space.
—Katie McDonough, Curbed, 18 May 2026
As for the camper module exterior, Winnebago cages out the alcove face and lower front sides with thick tubular branch guards, wires in a set of floating front auxiliary lights, adds a swing-away full-size spare carrier in back, and secures on under-body aluminum storage lockers.
—C.c. Weiss
may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2026
By that time Dame Frances had established the idea of theaters of memory—imaginary architectural structures, replete with columns and alcoves and windows, where items can be placed for later recollection.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for alcove
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“Alcove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alcove. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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