Example Sentences

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The lack of sewer lines means outhouses are a common sight.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2024

As it turns out we have three outhouses, excuse me “Johns” to turn to as a potential replacement for the outgoing Mitch.

From Salon • Feb. 29, 2024

But state officials argued there are already regulations in place governing outhouses that require them to be a certain distance from wells and other sources of water.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2023

“They’re operating right now with a trailer, two outhouses and a band,” said Randy Deutsch, 72, from Chicago, who said he’d been coming to the bar since 1972.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2023

My bigger pranks had been all in fun: moving outhouses to trick farmers and things like that.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz