single-family
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Nearly eight in 10 international buyers purchased a single-family home or a townhome.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
This perception of economic abundance spread in the 1950s with the post-WWII boom, perhaps best symbolised through the growth of single-family homes adorned with white picket fences.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
It serves as a definitive statement from Sacramento lawmakers to cities that have failed to keep up with housing demand in recent years, including Los Angeles, where single-family housing is still king.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
The data sheds some light: The average American home is about 1,800 square feet, with new single-family homes measuring well over 2,000 square feet, according to U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Many of these homes had begun life as single-family dwellings and about half remained such, the others having been divided into doubles or triples.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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