mansion
noun
a very large, impressive, or stately residence.
mansions
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pluralof mansion.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The detached single-family house has been the great constant of American life, from the saltbox farmhouses of 17th-century New England to the modern mansions of 2020s suburbia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Immigrants lived near the mission, and esteemed Spanish Mexican families lived in large mansions around the churches that dot Old Town in the mid-19th century — many came post-Spanish-Mexican wars.
From Salon ● May 9, 2026
Prices have increased in places like Miramar, Nuevo Vedado and Vedado -- neighborhoods with neoclassical mansions, embassies and art deco jewels.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
It’s not all about high fashion and luxury mansions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
Beyond it went a winding road that descended in many curves down to the narrow land under the shadow of Mindolluin’s precipice where stood the mansions of the dead Kings and of their Stewards.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
