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single-family

American  
[sing-guhl-fam-uh-lee, -fam-lee] / ˈsɪŋ gəlˈfæm ə li, -ˈfæm li /

adjective

  1. designed or suitable for one family of average size.

    single-family homes.

Example Sentences

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Readings less than 50 indicate home builders have a dour outlook in the near term for the single-family house market.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Pink Hats is currently starting its first new development, building 10 affordable, single-family homes for a Christian organisation in the west of the city.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

The latest government data on single-family housing starts showed a 2.8% monthly decline to an annual rate of 935,000.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

The restaurant is listed for $975,000 — the median sale price of a single-family home in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 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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