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

Silberfeld’s optimism arose from the agency’s apparent backtracking from plans unveiled in a January court hearing to install up to 800 tiny homes on the property.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 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

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