How to Use lot in a Sentence

lot

noun
  • They own the house on the corner lot.
  • He bought the vacant lot across the street.
  • Unhappy with her lot in life, she moved to the city to start over.
  • We took a tour of the Universal lot.
  • The organization has done much to improve the lot of underprivileged youth.
  • The rise in build-ready lots means builders have scaled back on their starts.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
  • This time of year, its lot is filled with mums and pumpkins.
    — Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
  • These mocs are great for icy lots and for the kind of ice that sneaks up on you.
    — Anna Callaghan, Outside, 14 Feb. 2026
  • These lots should be ready for builders sometime in next year’s first half.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
  • There are lots of pedestrians to watch out for near these places.
    — Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
  • The hillside lot is sloped, with the rear yard lower than the front.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2024
  • That’s used as an overflow lot when the main parking lots are full.
    — Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The car was parked in the back lot and locked, but the window was broken.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The couple did stay for a time at one of the city’s safe lots, Parish added.
    — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Maps show the home is a single-story and sits on a corner lot.
    — Mark Price, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The three-quarter-acre lot has a wraparound porch, a roomy yard, and a firepit area.
    — The Week Us, TheWeek, 7 July 2026
  • Wegrzyn said the city will now decide what to do with the unsold lot.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Now, any cars driven recklessly may be hauled to the tow lot.
    — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • That lot will also host fleet maintenance and a trades shop.
    — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The well-kept, one-plus-acre lot boasts a circular drive and a three-car garage.
    — Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Parking would be located on the first floor and the two rear lots.
    — Igor Studenkov, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
  • One of their three sons lives on the farmhouse lot, Seymour said.
    — Dana Hedgpeth The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 24 May 2026
  • Menninger said the stone wall goes around the facade and the empty lot.
    — Jason Dill september 5, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Many are paid lots, but free street parking is available on a first-come, first served basis.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
  • But that didn’t deter them from dreaming up big plans for the space, which had good bones and was on a large lot.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Lehane shows buildings that are now part of the landscape being built, empty lots ready for plans.
    — Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026

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