tract house

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Recent Examples of tract house Depending on the location, the cost for a ranch tract house with a garage in the suburbs was within a middle-class family’s reach. Jeastman, oregonlive, 5 Apr. 2023 In a 1973 photograph of a tract house in Longmont, Colo., Adams shows us the rear of the structure and its patio, on which all the chairs but one face inward, toward the split-level home, as if the people who live here can’t bear to look out on the world their prosperity has destroyed. Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 27 June 2022 Set in a dark, cluttered space — the tract house where hermetic Charlie’s soul unfolds — The Whale feels as contrived as a stage play. Armond White, National Review, 15 Mar. 2023 They’re built closer together than the typical tract house to make the neighborhood more walkable, most with no yards to speak of, but plenty of pocket parks — a boon to busy production workers. Pat Saperstein, Variety, 11 Mar. 2022 See all Example Sentences for tract house 
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Noun
  • He’s eased himself into a director’s chair in the sunny living room of a ranch house on his rural weekend property in California’s Ventura County, a working lemon farm that’s also home to some 20 horses with names like Sir Heinrich VH.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Taschen left the reimagining of the ranch house entirely in the hands of Pardo, with no preconceived conceptual directive and no prescribed program beyond the utilitarian.
    Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • In an elegant town house on the street, Bashar al-Assad’s father-in-law, Fawaz Akhras, has a cardiology practice.
    Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The historic four-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom town house still stands today and was recently listed for $1.8 million.
    Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The main building was constructed as a maison forte, the term used in this part of Normandy to describe fortified manor houses.
    Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 28 Sep. 2024
  • Another secondary building, opposite the manor house, dates from the same period and includes a laundry room as well as a kitchen, dining area, and bedroom with an ensuite bathroom.
    Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 28 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • During a collapse, ranch members would come here to survey for threats.
    Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The reality series about the lives of young staff members working at the Circle Bar Dude ranch in Montana debuted to 130,000 total viewers on Sept. 23, and averaged 160K over three airings —representing just 35% retention of Superman & Lois‘ audience.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 30 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The 71-acre Napa County estate includes a tennis court, casita, two rentable two-bedroom cottages, and an infinity pool overlooking the 15.39-acre cabernet sauvignon vineyard.
    The Week Staff, theweek, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Two structures are situated on the nearly 32-acre estate: a five-bedroom, nine-bathroom English country-style main house dating back to 1938 and a three-bedroom, two-bathroom guest cottage.
    Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2024

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“Tract house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tract%20house. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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