unhouse
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of unhouse
First recorded in 1325–75, unhouse is from the Middle English word unhousen. See un- 2, house
Example Sentences
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Nabokov's truths, and Ada, will certainly unhouse many readers from the comfort of their passive reading habits.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was my part to unhouse a colony of the long, white-faced hornets.
From D'Ri and I by Irving Bacheller
O feel-of-primrose hands, O feet That want the yield of plushy sward, But you shall walk the golden street And you unhouse and house the Lord.
From Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins Now First Published by Robert Seymour Bridges
The 2026 Homeless Count recorded just 27 unhoused individuals in 16 dwellings, such as vehicles, tents or makeshift shelters, in Malibu.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Inevitably, this suspension will result in deaths among the homeless and the displacement of over 11,000 unhoused individuals onto the streets and into the neighborhoods of Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Taken the evening of January 20, the estimate found 395 to 517 unhoused individuals on the system compared to 631 to 684 in 2025 and over 1,000 in 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Many words are now taboo, and there’s an entire new anxiety-inducing vocabulary: unhoused, undocumented, unequal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
As a matter of fact the unhoused were scattered much more widely than had been anticipated, which was one of the very purposes sought to be attained.
From A Ten Year War An Account of The Battle with The Slum in New York by Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis
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