How to Use adjoin in a Sentence

adjoin

verb
  • The two rooms adjoin each other.
  • Her office adjoins the library.
  • A pair of latrines adjoin an open courtyard that doubles as a lunch and recreation area.
    Dayo Olopade, WIRED, 12 Nov. 2013
  • In the second-floor bonus suite, a striped wall anchors the seating area, which adjoins the home's fourth bedroom and bath.
    Elle Decor Staff, ELLE Decor, 5 July 2012
  • Chief among these is the popular spa, which adjoins a gorgeous indoor pool and offers a full menu of treatments.
    Susan Spencer, Woman's Day, 17 July 2014
  • One important note: Four zones adjoining the race course allow spectator boats.
    Jemima Sissons, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The windowless entry hall in a Park Avenue apartment is brightened by lustrous walls that reflect light from adjoining rooms.
    Sarah Yang, House Beautiful, 16 Dec. 2013
  • Just put it on to the wall adjoining the one housing the fireplace.
    Brie Dyas, House Beautiful, 8 Dec. 2016
  • Guards kept the bathroom adjoining the cell locked for most of the time he was confined, the suit says.
    Paradise Afshar, CNN, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The tract adjoins the north side of the 2,500-acre Fields development.
    Steve Brown, Dallas News, 1 July 2019
  • The turf-track horse-racing course that adjoined this house in Mark’s time, and ours, is gone now.
    James Fallows, The Atlantic, 11 May 2017
  • The plant and adjoining five parcels of land sold for $20 million.
    Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 15 Jan. 2020
  • The problem with that, neighbors like Earnest say, is the street is narrow and adjoins a dirt road.
    John Sharp, AL.com, 16 Feb. 2018
  • In the heart of the home the family room, which features a gorgeous fireplace, adjoins the kitchen.
    star-telegram, 21 May 2017
  • The protesters were outside on a sidewalk adjoining the beach, on the far side of the tent from where the stage was set up.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The playground will adjoin the concrete pad and sidewalk, Weant said.
    Mary Grace Keller, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 12 July 2019
  • Park there in the open areas or spaces adjoining the road.
    Jim Holden, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The set was to be used in a room adjoining the secretary’s office.
    Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2018
  • To avoid sand in your sandwich, spread your picnic under a tree in the grassy area adjoining the beach.
    Patricia Harris, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2023
  • The adjoining no-frills, outdoor Shipwreck Bar is a place to while the rest of the afternoon away.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 3 July 2019
  • The head chef, Jason Rutigliano, works from an open kitchen/tent adjoining the restaurant.
    Fortune, 12 July 2018
  • The dining area adjoins a step-down living room, which has a fireplace.
    Jack Flemming, latimes.com, 15 June 2019
  • The factory wall, perhaps 15 feet high, runs for half a mile or more next to the avenue that adjoins it.
    Olga Ingurazova, Smithsonian, 29 Sep. 2017
  • The pipeline failure occurred at a girth weld, a point that adjoins two pipes, the agency said.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Mar. 2023
  • If that isn’t enough space for you, the room can be combined with the adjoining suites to create a 3,770-square-foot oasis.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2023
  • On the third floor, there's a family room adjoined to a rooftop terrace with an outdoor kitchen.
    Jack Flemming, latimes.com, 2 May 2018
  • Those colonies must be in a fence no less than 4 feet high and away from adjoining properties.
    Craig Lyons, Post-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2017
  • The family room, which has vaulted and beamed ceilings, adjoins the kitchen.
    Neal J. Leitereg, latimes.com, 18 Apr. 2018
  • The number attached to a team’s name in March holds far more weight than the one adjoining it in November.
    Tyler Horka, SI.com, 3 Nov. 2017
  • One he’s visibly enhanced … through a path and a way on display in his sanctum adjoining the cathedral.
    Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2024

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