rabbit warren
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rabbit warren
First recorded in 1760–70
Example Sentences
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"On the ground floor there were no windows. It felt like you were in a hospital in the basement. It was a slightly gloomy place, a gloomy rabbit warren."
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2025
Decades later I have fallen into a rabbit warren of romance and romance-adjacent novels with glee.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
The team avoids collisions by yelling “corner” and “behind” when navigating around one another and the blind spots in the rabbit warren of a kitchen.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 6, 2022
The place was a fantastic rabbit warren from the 1890s — home to Enrico Caruso, Martha Graham, Marilyn Monroe, Marlon Brando.
From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2020
The place was like a gigantic rabbit warren, with passages leading this way and that in every direction.
From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl
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