How to Use communal in a Sentence

communal

adjective
  • The tribe lived in communal huts.
  • The actor and the author worked together to shape the ending into something that felt communal.
    Laura Zornosa, Time, 8 Oct. 2022
  • Upstairs, a large loft area offers an additional communal space, which leads to the two upstairs bedrooms — each with its own bathroom.
    Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Cafés, communal tables, focus pods, and more were created to boost connection and camarderie.
    Fortune, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Inness has more than 30 Scandinavian-style cabins on the property, as well as a large farmhouse that serves as a hotel and communal living room.
    Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2022
  • On-site chefs prepare food in one of the two kitchens for communal meals, and adjoining mixing and mastering rooms are outfitted for both intense editing and spur-of-the-moment recording sessions.
    Natalie Weiner, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Designed in the style of a German biergarten, the project features communal tables and will offer live music and entertainment more than 150 nights each year.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Pomeroy’s previous restaurant—which served a tasting menu at communal tables—earned her many accolades, including a James Beard Award.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2022
  • The latest phase of the property’s renovation focused on extensively remodeling the communal areas and guestrooms on the first three floors.
    Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
  • After the sun goes down, head to the communal lakeside fire pit to make friends and roast s'mores.
    Karen Ruffini, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2023
  • Three small bedrooms are placed at the front of the house, while the larger communal spaces are placed at the rear of the house.
    Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023
  • Of course, the cost of running the AC all day in the Texas heat might be enough to make some workers want to go to a communal space.
    Chloe Berger, Fortune, 26 July 2023
  • Bernard was born on a communal farm in upstate New York in 1984.
    Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Or the prairie’s the rare communal space, and the farmland is capitalism.
    In Swing State, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The communal hot pot comes to the table filled with a piping hot, homemade beef bone broth.
    Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 15 July 2023
  • Two sets of steps curve down from the pool to a huge communal lawn and secure access to the Miami Beach Boardwalk and the beach.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2024
  • One of the first lessons of mansaf is how to share: The dish is served on a large circular communal platter around which up to 13 guests sit or stand.
    Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2023
  • The lock-in bans workers from eating communal meals; they're instead forced to eat in their dorms.
    Marco Marcelline, PCMAG, 31 Oct. 2022
  • The group’s room had three bunk beds and a private bathroom, with access to a communal kitchen and living area.
    Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
  • In defense of their communal home, the group suffers a few losses.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 27 July 2024
  • While scaffolding covers the room, the end of the video gives visitors a preview of one of the staircases found in the communal space.
    Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Over the years, Felder said he’s been moved to tears many times at the sing-alongs, not just for the beauty of the music but for the communal experience itself.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024
  • There’s the messiness and mayhem of communal meal making.
    Kim Cook, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
  • The list of virtues on the wall, the way the light poured into the canteen, the communal spaces laid out according to Montessori principles.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The cozy bar at Headtrip had five seats, with communal tables, board games and darts filling the narrow space.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 8 Dec. 2022
  • There's a communal kitchen, roaming cats, a campground, and multiple baths and pools, plus a dry sauna and steam room.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2024
  • This is because the few communal pay phones available in the prisons are installed in the common areas, just beyond the bars of the cells.
    Gabrielle Caplan, WIRED, 6 May 2024
  • The vibe, according to Nkem, will be communal and friendly.
    Kristen Kornbluth, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The building will have a fitness center, dog park, study rooms, lounges, communal kitchens and bike storage.
    J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Every month, residents of both races gather for communal events, something that did not happen prior to the shooting.
    Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 9 Aug. 2024

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