house
noun
a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
Example Sentences
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Related: ‘It’s not fair’: My twin brother and I were left houses by our parents.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Founded in 1975, the Jollibee restaurant group houses 19 brands with over 10,000 outlets in 33 countries, including the Tim Ho Wan dim sum chain and Smashburger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Tissot put his Caltech lab to work and found elevated levels of lead in more than half the 50-plus houses they inspected, including his own.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Acme conspicuously sets the plot’s inciting actions in 1992—the same year Warner Bros. officially merged its entertainment operations with those of Time Inc., making for one of the largest media houses in the world.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
But most of the millionaires went bust and the houses have been demolished.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
