hideaway
Americannoun
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hideaways
plural
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a place to which a person can retreat for safety, privacy, relaxation, or seclusion; refuge.
His hideaway is in the mountains.
adjective
noun
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Etymology
Origin of hideaway
1870–75; noun, adj. use of verb phrase (transitive) hide ( something ) away or (intransitive) hide away
Example Sentences
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And so Kris heads out to Billy’s snowbound hideaway — which just so happens to be where the movie was shot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
There is a Lego-themed hideaway room at one of the charity's Southampton flats, also in honour of Matthew.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
The rise of the hideaway was well timed as consumers have been cutting back on snack purchases after filling up at the pump, hitting convenience store sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
At Pershing Square, for instance, sits her “Spike Cafe,” a mini tropical hideaway atop a parking garage sign where umbrellas and finger food props have become a prettier nesting spot for pigeons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026
That place would be my exclusive hideaway just to remember him.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
So-called “barkitecture” includes marble puppy spas, cat hideaways and dens built specifically for Fido.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
It’s believed Golden State bats are clustering in smaller numbers in rock crevices, swaying palm fronds, freeway underpasses and other hideaways where they’re hard to find.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2024
While it is rare for members of Congress who are not in leadership roles to have offices in the Capitol building, Mrs Pelosi and Mr Hoyer had so-called hideaways as former Speaker and Majority Leader.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2023
Over the past five years, I've spent more hours than I wish to count exploring the subterranean hideaways and uncensored gathering spaces for some of the most unhinged communities on the Internet.
From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2023
Oma whimpers as they empty drawers, lift mattresses, peeling wallpaper for secret hideaways.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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