hothouses
- plural of hothouse.
Example Sentences
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My son was selected to join other thirteen-year-old baseball players from New England for a few days of humility at the hands of teams from California, Georgia, Texas, and other hothouses of baseball talent.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2022
Over the past half-century, Stevens has become a key figure in navigating those hothouses, sometimes behind the scenes, but always with a shrewd eye and bracing lack of cynicism.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 17, 2022
As a child, Sandra used to explore the remnants of the alpine garden and hothouses once so loved by Ellen.
From BBC ● May 27, 2022
Significantly higher wages might attract more native-born workers to the service jobs that many immigrants occupy — in health care, housekeeping or hothouses.
From New York Times ● Aug. 22, 2019
Narrow corridors open into immense libraries; glass doors give way to hothouses overflowing with the smells of humus, wet newspaper, and lobelia.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
