alcove
noun
a recess or small room adjacent to or opening out of a room.
alcoves
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pluralof alcove.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A piped-in soundtrack simulates urban din, and latticed wood alcoves emulate storefronts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026
Outside the San Bernardino County Government Center, there’s now a Curtain of Courage — 14 bronze alcoves, each curved like a protective wall and dedicated to one of the victims.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2025
My summers were spent oscillating between New Jersey beaches and the blast-chilled alcoves of my local library, reading about tornadoes, Greek mythology and Count Olaf.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2023
Formerly bordered on three sides, the alcoves have been reconfigured with walkways that ease visitor circulation and, on a conceptual level, reflect the porosity between these communities.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2022
Pippin saw then that they had been standing in alcoves on either side of the door, unseen as he and Gandalf entered.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
