dovecote

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Examples of dovecote in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web At the very top of the house, in a former dovecote with oxeye windows, there’s now a yoga studio and a roof deck with a hair-raising view of the river valley. Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 3 May 2024 Surrounded by redwood trees, the half-timbered home has multiple rooflines and gables, three stand-alone dovecotes that look like little towers, and a fence of irregularly curving bricks. Erika Mailman, WSJ, 9 Mar. 2023 Overlooking the Dordogne valley in southwestern France, this 19th century chateau sits on 52 acres of woodlands and meadows with stables, a covered riding school and a dovecote. Lauren Beale, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2021 The exemplary property comprises a main house with eight bedrooms, five additional cottages with their own gardens, a 17th-century dovecote and farming and equestrian facilities—all set against the pastoral landscape of the Cotswolds. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2022 The château was listed as a Historic Monument in 1927 and its park, garden, orangery, enclosing walls, stables, basin and dovecote were also listed in 1994. Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 1 June 2022 This sophomore effort flashes back and forth between the springtime unfurling of Mungo and James’ love (forged in the dovecote where James raises pigeons) and the goose-pimpling fishing expedition a few months later. Hillary Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2022 The Victorian dovecote in the eaves of the coach house may even remain home to the family of jackdaws now living there. New York Times, 15 Oct. 2021 The dovecote at the peak of the roof and the pale-yellow siding were overseen by one older man. Emma Alpern, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2021

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“Dovecote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dovecote. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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