: a shelter (such as a house) in which people live
Examples of dwelling in a Sentence
the simple dwellings in which the Pilgrims spent the first winter at Plymouth
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The 12-, 17-, 36- and 43-unit backyard apartment complexes masquerading as accessory dwelling units being built under San Diego’s bonus accessory dwelling units program do not meet any missing middle housing criteria described above.
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Danna Givot, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Some of the state's recommendations are already in place, from the MBTA Communities Law making certain towns zone for multifamily housing near public transit stations to the new law permitting accessory dwelling units by right statewide.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
Attitudes about housing in L.A. have evolved somewhat in recent years; the fanatical cult of the single-family dwelling has given way to more permissive laws concerning multiple structures on single lots.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2025
According to Mitchell, two of those ideas are accessory dwelling units and mixed residential and commercial zoning.
—Alex Malm, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Danna Givot, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Some of the state's recommendations are already in place, from the MBTA Communities Law making certain towns zone for multifamily housing near public transit stations to the new law permitting accessory dwelling units by right statewide.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
Attitudes about housing in L.A. have evolved somewhat in recent years; the fanatical cult of the single-family dwelling has given way to more permissive laws concerning multiple structures on single lots.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2025
According to Mitchell, two of those ideas are accessory dwelling units and mixed residential and commercial zoning.
—Alex Malm, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dwelling
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“Dwelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dwelling. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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