Examples of shack in a Sentence
an old shack in the woods
a farmer's shack out in the fields that's used for lambing and as a shelter from storms
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There’s this little shack down near my place in Mexico.
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Devon Ivie, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
At the Flora-Bama, everybody’s welcome, and for many folks, their first pilgrimage to this sprawling shack on the beach begets a second one—and maybe a hundred more after that.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
This can result in a certain amount of cognitive dissonance; in some craft-barbecue restaurants, a serving of brisket may cost as much as a steak, even as the décor—neon beer signs, newspaper clippings on the wall—evokes a roadside shack.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2025
The pair moved into a stuccoed beach shack in Malibu, and spent the next four years cooking for friends and family, playing guitar and raising dogs and turtles.
—Nathan Taylor Pemberton, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Devon Ivie, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
At the Flora-Bama, everybody’s welcome, and for many folks, their first pilgrimage to this sprawling shack on the beach begets a second one—and maybe a hundred more after that.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
This can result in a certain amount of cognitive dissonance; in some craft-barbecue restaurants, a serving of brisket may cost as much as a steak, even as the décor—neon beer signs, newspaper clippings on the wall—evokes a roadside shack.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2025
The pair moved into a stuccoed beach shack in Malibu, and spent the next four years cooking for friends and family, playing guitar and raising dogs and turtles.
—Nathan Taylor Pemberton, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shack
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“Shack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shack. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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