tool shed
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In the foreground is the inviting backyard of a middle-class home: sunlit green grass, a tool shed, a picnic table, but no people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
"As soon as you go out there, there are bees," she said, and added that she had been left exhausted after working in her tool shed and then not being able to sit outside afterwards.
From BBC ● May 20, 2025
He invited us to stay for breakfast and visit the rubblework monastery behind his house, which for many years he has used as a tool shed.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2022
Is a tiny house really a glorified tool shed?
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2021
Right after supper, while Papa was putting some coal oil in the lantern, I went to the tool shed and got a pick and shovel.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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