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

After they said prayers for each victim, the white-shrouded bodies were carefully lowered into two deep trenches and put into alcoves that had been carved out at the bottom on the sides.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2023

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

Developers have been adding space to apartments for years as architects design bedrooms and alcoves that can accommodate desks and other work equipment, a trend that has only accelerated in the pandemic.

From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2022

The cellar was large, full of nooks and shadowed alcoves where a man could be alone.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin