hayloft
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hayloft
Example Sentences
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The 5.15-acre property also includes a heated barn with eight stalls, a “Grand Prix” field, a hayloft, a tack room, a wash stall, and an office.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 9, 2025
When he’s stashing the stolen paintings later in a farmhouse’s hayloft and accidentally knocks the ladder out from under him, the moment is amusing and appropriately metaphorical.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025
But the light-flecked hayloft, the horse-drawn buggies, the braided hair and plain dresses clearly refer to the Mennonites and the shocking case that made the news more than a decade ago.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 13, 2023
To Polley, more heart rending was that it proved that such a conversation is possible to have, in a hayloft or anywhere else.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2022
And there at the bottom of the hayloft stair, waiting for him, would be the incredible thing.
From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
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