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
A quaint—and very quirky—California property that once served as music legend Dolly Parton’s private hideaway has returned to the market for just a hair under $2 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
A quaint—and very quirky—California property that once served as music legend Dolly Parton’s private hideaway has returned to the market for just a hair under $2 million, just four years after it last changed hands.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
I check the cross street and point to the hot-pink sign that blinks the hideaway.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
So-called “barkitecture” includes marble puppy spas, cat hideaways and dens built specifically for Fido.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
For the past 12 months our photographers have roamed hotel rooms, celebrity homes and even hideaways of the Hollywood Bowl in search of transcendent shots of Hollywood and arts figures in their element.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 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
A century ago, no one at the Louvre even knew how many of these hideaways there were.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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