1
: the dwelling of a farm laborer or small farmer
2
: a usually small frame one-family house
3
: a small detached dwelling unit at an institution
4
: a usually small house for vacation use
Examples of cottage in a Sentence
We rented a cottage for the weekend.
She owns a cottage at the beach.
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Port Isaac Port Isaac is a charming fishing village known for its narrow winding streets, tiny art galleries, pottery shops, and whitewashed cottages overlooking its harbor, known locally as the Platt.
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Musk has played an increasingly prominent role in Trump’s orbit in recent months, even reportedly staying in a $2,000-a-night cottage at the president-elect’s South Florida club and residence Mar-a-Lago.
—Will Carless, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
Austen lived in a small cottage on the estate’s grounds in her young adulthood, and would spend hours with her brother and his family here.
—Cat Sposato, AFAR Media, 17 Jan. 2025
Sykes died in his cottage on his family’s Malibu property Jan. 8, his mother Shelley said in a post on X.
Charles Mortimer, 84
Pacific Palisades
Mortimer died in a hospital having suffered a heart attack, smoke inhalation and burns, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.
—Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Musk has played an increasingly prominent role in Trump’s orbit in recent months, even reportedly staying in a $2,000-a-night cottage at the president-elect’s South Florida club and residence Mar-a-Lago.
—Will Carless, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
Austen lived in a small cottage on the estate’s grounds in her young adulthood, and would spend hours with her brother and his family here.
—Cat Sposato, AFAR Media, 17 Jan. 2025
Sykes died in his cottage on his family’s Malibu property Jan. 8, his mother Shelley said in a post on X.
Charles Mortimer, 84
Pacific Palisades
Mortimer died in a hospital having suffered a heart attack, smoke inhalation and burns, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.
—Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Cottage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cottage. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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cottage
noun
cot·tage
ˈkät-ij 
1
: a small one-family house
2
: a small house for vacation use
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