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
That renovation, which includes a new cone-shaped entrance on Seventh Avenue, transformed a claustrophobic rabbit warren into a big, wide passageway, but the price tag was astronomical and the architecture unimpressive.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
I’m hoping that Gideon got out alive; perhaps there was another chamber down in that rabbit warren of his.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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