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Examples of shack in a Sentence
an old shack in the woods
a farmer's shack out in the fields that's used for lambing and as a shelter from storms
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Parlor houses were at the upper end and cribs, one room shacks rented by the day for prostitution, were at the lower end.
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Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 June 2024
Food was always scarce, the dirt spaces between the camp’s endless rows of shacks served as a playground, and planning for the future meant thinking no further ahead than tomorrow.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
Bob and Linda White started their independent bookstore in a plywood shack with a cigar box and handwritten receipts.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2024
Out at Ota’s shack in the woods, things continue to play out like a Beau is Afraid-type picaresque dark comedy of errors for Sato.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2024
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Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 June 2024
Food was always scarce, the dirt spaces between the camp’s endless rows of shacks served as a playground, and planning for the future meant thinking no further ahead than tomorrow.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
Bob and Linda White started their independent bookstore in a plywood shack with a cigar box and handwritten receipts.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2024
Out at Ota’s shack in the woods, things continue to play out like a Beau is Afraid-type picaresque dark comedy of errors for Sato.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2024
See all Example Sentences for shack
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“Shack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shack. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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