cubbyhole

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Recent Examples of cubbyhole There are hanging plastic dividers that catch the light as people move them aside to find hidden cubbyholes and tunnels. Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2024 That's good news considering what an eensy cubbyhole was squeezed into the old Cabrio. Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 27 July 2023 The Golf's power windows can all be run fully down for open airiness, or up to create, along with the windshield, a flying cubbyhole against the elements. Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 27 July 2023 The storage is also amazing—an entire section of the desk is dedicated to shelving, including cubbyhole storage at the top, and there’s a pencil drawer and two open shelves on the next side. Rachel Dube, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for cubbyhole 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cubbyhole
Noun
  • The second goal for the Americans came in the 78th minute off a beautiful strike from Caden Clark into the top corner.
    Kyle Foley, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2025
  • There were kids to play with right around the corner.
    Will Bahr, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The water leaked into the nooks and crannies of the sediment.
    Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
  • There was a lot of nooks and crannies all over the castle.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Behind the wall opposite the bed — a metal frame and bare mattress covered in clothes — Pope spotted what seemed to be a door to a crawlspace, a triangular nook fitted under the house’s southern eve.
    Ian Frisch, Curbed, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Seek Out Cozy Corners Entries tend to be pass-through zones, but Mallory rejected that notion, outfitting this nook with a custom banquette piled with cushy pillows and adding a light for reading.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • With just four days left of the Biden administration, art still hangs in Alejandro Mayorkas’ office in the far reaches of southeast Washington, where a tall window alcove overlooks a snowy capital.
    Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Amenities include a gym, movie theater, outdoor patios, reading alcoves and lounge areas, and an office.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Although some of them are desperately hanging on to life, trapped in cubicles and still trying to pay off their grad-school loans, lots of millennials are now retired or expired.
    Alex Baia, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Many offices in the C.I.A. are warrens of cubicles or have clusters of desks for assistants.
    Julian E. Barnes, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025

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“Cubbyhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cubbyhole. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.

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