barnlike
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Cygnet had long outgrown its technologically outdated, barnlike theater in Old Town San Diego, its lease was uncertain and its operations were scattered around the area, notes Sean Murray, the Cygnet’s co-founder and artistic director.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2025
Friske’s and King’s are two of the most popular farm stands — both low, red, wooden barnlike structures with white trim.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2021
The property is stark and hilly, made up of a series of small barnlike structures, one of which houses Johns’s studio.
From New York Times ● Feb. 18, 2019
The historic site consists of Cole’s house, his barnlike original studio, and a “New Studio,” demolished in the 1970s and rebuilt in 2015 as a small museum space.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 27, 2018
The hulking Mark I, not yet dismantled, still sat in its barnlike home: a corrugated metal building the length of a football field that hove into view while they were still miles away.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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