house
noun
a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
Example Sentences
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A statement from the Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church said that 20 houses were burnt to the ground in the attacks.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Visit open houses and imagine your life outside of this house, including during Thanksgiving and visits from your grandkids.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
A general estimate, though, is that would-be homebuyers would be limited to houses costing between $1 million and $1.5 million and the homes, more importantly, would need to be new construction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
In elite enclaves like Palm Beach, billionaire buyers are demolishing even relatively new houses to secure prime lots for their own custom builds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Little lopsided houses were scattered willy-nilly, and the only big building was the mill, which stood on the edge of a forest.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
