unhouse

American  

[uhn-hauz] / ʌnˈhaʊz /

verb (used with object)

unhoused, unhousing

1. to drive from a house or habitation; deprive of shelter.

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Etymology

Origin of unhouse

First recorded in 1325–75, unhouse is from the Middle English word unhousen. See un- ², house

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Example Sentences

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unhouse unhoused

Nabokov's truths, and Ada, will certainly unhouse many readers from the comfort of their passive reading habits.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was my part to unhouse a colony of the long, white-faced hornets.

From D'Ri and I by Irving Bacheller

O feel-of-primrose hands, O feet That want the yield of plushy sward, But you shall walk the golden street And you unhouse and house the Lord.

From Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins Now First Published by Robert Seymour Bridges

Soto-Martínez’s office said enforcement under the city ordinance interferes with efforts to move unhoused residents into housing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Since then, the number of annual encampment fires and the number of unhoused people have dropped considerably as the city has made dedicated efforts to remove encampments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Inevitably, this suspension will result in deaths among the homeless and the displacement of over 11,000 unhoused individuals onto the streets and into the neighborhoods of Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Metro’s count, conducted by 62 employees, riders and outreach teams, focused on stations, rights-of-way, and parking lots, and was separate from Los Angeles County’s annual count of unhoused individuals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Our uncle, innocent of books, Was rich in lore of fields and brooks, The ancient teachers never dumb Of Nature’s unhoused lyceum.

From Snow-Bound A Winter Idyll by Harry Fenn

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