stately home
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The book also compared the UK to a "rambling stately home" in which the power was only on in some rooms.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
They soon expanded into other products and moved their headquarters to nearby Cowick Hall, a stately home in East Cowick.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2025
Roy Porter’s kaleidoscopic portrait of 18th-century England captures high and low society, from stately home to poor tenement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
It may be a stately home but through the years it's been known to throw one hell of a party, especially on 4 July, America's Independence Day.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2025
In the distance, perched on a low rise, was an elegant, stately home with long windows and multiple chimneys.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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