hideout
noun
a safe place for hiding, especially from the law.
hideouts
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pluralof hideout.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Abia state police commissioner Wilfred Afolabi said the operation was part of an ongoing campaign to dismantle criminal hideouts in the state.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said that "precise and calibrated strikes" targeted militant "hideouts and safe havens" in border areas, without commenting on civilian casualties.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
Scott has helped me understand that they remain hideouts and redoubts where we can still hope to find practices of liberty today.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
People Over Papers channels that same logic — only now the hideouts are ICE-free zones, mutual aid hubs and sanctuary spaces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2025
They have their own colors, their own hideouts, and they are always riding for each other, like gangs.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
