2
a
: a niche for a sculpture
b
: the space taken out of a structural member (such as a timber) to admit the insertion of part of another
3
: something that covers or protects: such as
a
: a case or enclosure (as for a mechanical part or an instrument)
b
: a casing (such as an enclosed bearing) in which a shaft revolves
c
: a support (such as a frame) for mechanical parts
Examples of housing in a Sentence
Noun (1)
a camera with a waterproof housing for taking pictures of coral reefs and other underwater features
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 23 Sep. 2025
Of those, 71 made it into permanent housing.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
The area of the quake and aftershocks is home to dozens of residences, the commercial stretch of College Avenue and the Cal campus and student housing.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
Still, nonprofits cannot meet the region’s vast housing needs alone.
—Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Too close for comfort Under the code, their Farrington Street location was suddenly situated too close to three other supportive housing facilities in Frogtown and the Summit-University area, the closest of which is about 700 feet away.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 23 Sep. 2025
Of those, 71 made it into permanent housing.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
The area of the quake and aftershocks is home to dozens of residences, the commercial stretch of College Avenue and the Cal campus and student housing.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
Still, nonprofits cannot meet the region’s vast housing needs alone.
—Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Housing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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