mobile home
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mobile home
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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“This makes insuring a mobile home somewhat optional. Other than liability and contents coverage, you might consider just having a reserve fund of what you estimate it would cost to replace.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026
“I live in a 2016 double-wide mobile home with no mortgage.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
The sheriff’s office dispatched a deputy to the family’s mobile home, where she introduced herself to Flores and her fiance, Egdulio Velasquez, and asked to speak with Briana.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
The mayor’s office disputed this, noting Bass recently led a delegation of Palisadians, including mobile home owners, to Sacramento to advocate for recovery.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
One of the dinners that I shared in a mobile home was cooked in an immaculate kitchen, walled in plastic tile, with stainless- steel sinks and ovens and stoves flush with the wall.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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