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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Tommasino told me that one of the guest rooms had been a pantry, with a small alcove that had a fireplace to make goat cheese.
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Aileen Weintraub, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025
Two upstairs en suite bedrooms include the primary suite, which features a tiled balcony offering up a picturesque view of the Griffith Observatory, dual walk-in closets, and a bath flaunting a marble soaking tub notched into a windowed and arched alcove.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 18 July 2025
Surrounded by photography books, four American Girl dolls regarded us from an alcove.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
The early morning temple grounds are green and quiet, stacks of stone carvings lean against each other inside tall alcoves carved out of the cliff by centuries of water.
—Rebecca Chace
july 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
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Aileen Weintraub, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025
Two upstairs en suite bedrooms include the primary suite, which features a tiled balcony offering up a picturesque view of the Griffith Observatory, dual walk-in closets, and a bath flaunting a marble soaking tub notched into a windowed and arched alcove.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 18 July 2025
Surrounded by photography books, four American Girl dolls regarded us from an alcove.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
The early morning temple grounds are green and quiet, stacks of stone carvings lean against each other inside tall alcoves carved out of the cliff by centuries of water.
—Rebecca Chace
july 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
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 6 Aug. 2025.
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