hidey-hole
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hidey-hole
Example Sentences
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Every flat surface and hidey-hole of this bridge is stuffed and stippled with nests.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 21, 2024
However, over time, that designated email account can become so well-used that it stops being a hidey-hole for spam and becomes another account that offers advertisers and others a source for information to aggregate.
From The Verge ● Aug. 6, 2021
Spicer made a modest attempt to rejoin public life with the publication of the book he wrote that nobody wanted in 2018, only to be slapped back into his hidey-hole.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2019
For whatever reason, Diesel has yet to set one of its Only the Brave men’s fragrance adverts in an embassy hidey-hole, where the protagonist is shown skewing elections to a dubstep soundtrack.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 22, 2017
Standing outside of the hidey-hole, looking down like he always did when he came to fetch her for supper, was Daddy, a sad smile on his face.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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