tiny home
noun
a dwelling, typically one under 400 square feet, which is designed for long-term living and which tends to be built at this scale due to environmental or financial reasons.
tiny homes
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pluralof tiny home.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The mayor's flagship program -- a short-term shelter system using tiny homes and a network of hotels -- has drawn criticism.
From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026
They have spurred some types of construction, including a boom of tiny homes called accessory dwelling units in California, but they have still left those states short of needed supply.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
It’s a problem we know how to solve: boatloads more affordable housing, with or without shared kitchens, in tiny homes or in single-room-occupancy or Low-Income Housing Tax Credit buildings, sometimes with built-in medical support.
From Slate ● Jan. 22, 2025
The city now leases 18 SRO units and is adding 25 tiny homes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2024
Fiddler crabs bubbled and sputtered in their holes in the sand, and in the shallows little lobsters popped in and out of their tiny homes in the rubble and sand.
From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck
