living unit
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of living unit
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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Erick Maciel resides in Donner and has been there since its inception as an earned living unit in 2023.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2025
Recent Latino immigrants are more likely to live near or with their family, sometimes even purchasing a larger home or additional living unit to accommodate grandparents.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
This living unit has common areas with large mounted TVs that play local channels.
From Slate • Dec. 14, 2023
The minimum-security prison near Yacolt was placed on facility-wide outbreak status Feb. 7 after four inmates in the living unit tested positive.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2022
Richard found it was easier to concentrate there than it had been at school, even with the chaos of the living unit occasionally erupting outside the classroom door.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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