shed out
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Bags of gabbro and similar calcium-bearing silicate rocks fill a shed out back and dot the office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
Cortes would often walk from the homestead to Arvia to find his abuelito in the shed out back doing maintenance or puttering at his TV and radio repair business.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2024
When you think of someone going off-grid—living in a house that is entirely self-sufficient, with no connection to utility companies—you maybe picture some sort of doomsday prepper in a Unabomber shed out in the wilderness.
From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2022
We used to be a dairy farm and years ago, we decided to build a big shed out the back.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2022
“Excuse me, ma’am,” said Viola, “I believe Captain Tate is working in the shed out back.”
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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