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Recent Examples of garret
About 10 years ago, Louboutin bought more garrets next to his apartment.
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Dana Thomas, Architectural Digest, 12 Mar. 2026
One of Blake’s disciples was a young Welsh writer who arrived in London in the 1880s and took a job trawling through a garret full of old occult books, writing descriptions for a publisher’s catalogue.
—Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Gives himself entirely to the race, shoots like a phantom up through the opening and then stands panting in the garret, completely motionless, while his eyes become accustomed to the change of light.
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
Balzac’s Paris: The City as Human Comedy by Eric Hazan
As anyone who has spent time living in a Parisian garret will tell you, the romantic notion of it dies pretty quickly, especially during a sweltering summer or a teeth-chattering winter.
—Tobias Grey, airmail.news, 13 July 2024
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Dana Thomas, Architectural Digest, 12 Mar. 2026
One of Blake’s disciples was a young Welsh writer who arrived in London in the 1880s and took a job trawling through a garret full of old occult books, writing descriptions for a publisher’s catalogue.
—Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Gives himself entirely to the race, shoots like a phantom up through the opening and then stands panting in the garret, completely motionless, while his eyes become accustomed to the change of light.
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
Balzac’s Paris: The City as Human Comedy by Eric Hazan
As anyone who has spent time living in a Parisian garret will tell you, the romantic notion of it dies pretty quickly, especially during a sweltering summer or a teeth-chattering winter.
—Tobias Grey, airmail.news, 13 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for garret
Noun
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The neighborhood is now a premier office market with rehabbed lofts and new skyscrapers, and where streets are often crowded with shoppers and diners.—
Brian J. Rogal,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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When Rob Mango moved into a loft on Duane Street in 1977, his neighbors were Richard Serra and dairy-and-egg wholesalers with warehouse floors coated in yolks and grime.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Ray is also an alcoholic, hiding bottles in a toilet tank, an attic, a fireplace flue, even filling a soda bottle with booze for his workout.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
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Arriving firefighters encountered heavy fire conditions on the second floor of a 2½-story, three-unit residential building, with smoke and fire extending into the attic, the news release said.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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“Garret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garret. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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