How to Use glasshouse in a Sentence

glasshouse

noun
  • There is a large glasshouse to invite natural light in what is otherwise a small space and the roof is finished in glossy noir to add to the tech gadget aesthetic.
    Nargess Banks, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Enjoy the warmth of spring while the weather is still chilly on the other side of the glasshouse.
    Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 2 Mar. 2020
  • Enjoy the warmth of Spring while the weather is still chilly on the other side of the glasshouse.
    Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 3 Feb. 2020
  • The largest Victorian glasshouse in the world first opened its doors to the public in 1863.
    Julissa Treviño, Smithsonian, 7 May 2018
  • The vestibule of the entrance pavilion sits between the two wings of the glasshouse in what otherwise would be a place of utility.
    Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2020
  • This was the central high glasshouse in the heart of the ornate conservatory, built on the southwest side of the U.S. Capitol in the early 1930s.
    Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2020
  • Our class begins at nine o’clock in the morning at a trestle table in the glasshouse, where the students meet over a basket of pistachio pastries.
    Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2018
  • The panoramic roof brings in natural light, while the low beltline and tall glasshouse further contribute to a sense of wellbeing in the cabin.
    Nargess Banks, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2021
  • The Wade descendants say they are also used to increase memberships and pay off debt from a $70 million capital project to build a glasshouse on the property.
    Evan MacDonald, cleveland.com, 9 Aug. 2019
  • The unfashionably tall glasshouse on the new Forester should result in excellent outwards vision for the driver and all their passengers.
    Wes Siler, Outside Online, 29 Mar. 2018
  • Within two decades the Elgin Botanic Garden was gone — plants dispersed, carriage drives overgrown, glasshouses demolished.
    Marta McDowell, New York Times, 25 June 2018
  • The redesigned and replanted central house has been renamed the Tropics to reflect the totality of its flora, and the secondary glasshouses rationalized by specific plant habitats.
    Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2020

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