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
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 Bridges, Robert Seymour
It was my part to unhouse a colony of the long, white-faced hornets.
From D'Ri and I by Bacheller, Irving
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
“To the extent that you see outreach trying to register unhoused people to vote, I think that’s a good thing, not a bad thing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
“People who are unhoused have the right to vote, just like everyone else,” Hasen said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
For unhoused individuals who are in recovery from alcohol or drug dependence, recovery-oriented housing provides a pathway out of homelessness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
It took the fever of jealousy and disappointment out of my soul to sleep in the great bosom of the unhoused night.
From Remarks by Nye, Bill
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