rabbit warren
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rabbit warren
First recorded in 1760–70
Example Sentences
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Hollywood Hills A rabbit warren of steep, narrow, twisty streets and near-total lack of sidewalks make foot traffic in most of this hilly neighborhood not just challenging but downright dangerous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2024
Decades later I have fallen into a rabbit warren of romance and romance-adjacent novels with glee.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
He takes us to a rabbit warren of a housing scheme, its high walls criss-crossed by shaded alleyways.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2023
Inside, he added, the museum’s corridors often felt like a rabbit warren and some of its displays “hadn’t been touched for 30 years.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
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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