as in hut
a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling refugees living in crowded hovels

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Recent Examples of hovel Many rising comedians live in hovels, but not Zarna Garg, who recently opened for Tina Fey and Amy Poehler on their national comedy tour. Sheila Yasmin Marikar, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024 In the aftermath of her death, Arthur is living an itinerant existence in a shack near Flora’s estate; both his hovel and her grand but desolate home are tombs of their own, waiting to be plundered thousands of years in the future by some other brave troupe. David Sims, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024 How far does the cash go? Mounir Kahil and his family, who live by candlelight in a hovel in Beirut’s southern suburbs, are among those benefiting from the cash handouts. Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Sep. 2023 The movie, about three young women shacking up in a rancid hovel in the French provinces, premiered in Locarno and screened at the Oldenburg film festival in 2010. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2023 See All Example Sentences for hovel
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Noun
  • The Appalachian Mountain Club operates eight huts across 50 miles, a potential relief for hikers who are looking to get inside for a snack or stay.
    Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 7 Apr. 2025
  • There was nothing left there but ruins and two stone century huts, the cemetery monument, and what used to be the high school auditorium.
    Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • All this chill time at camp is really allowing the social dynamics to finally breathe and evolve.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The administration still intends to move ahead with the plan to build a tent detention camp at Fort Bliss, sources said.
    Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The fishing shack was probably the one that took the longest.
    Mike Miller, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Back home soft-shell crabs are literally on the roadside at shacks that sell seafood.
    Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • All cabins offer room service and the restaurant car serves lunch, dinner and afternoon tea.
    Passport by ForbesLife, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • But the Transformers star eventually built a rustic cabin.
    Colson Thayer, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025

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“Hovel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hovel. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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