Examples of alcove in a Sentence
a small alcove in one corner of the backyard garden
an ancient vase in an alcove and a sculpture of Achilles on a stand in the museum's Greek Hall
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Bathed in overcast light, the ruins of a stone city stood out from the shadows of a massive alcove.
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Mike Bezemek, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
The alcove features a fire pit surrounded by four eight-foot-tall walls, which local artist Jonas Never brought to life with murals depicting the neighborhoods that intersect at Gladstones — Malibu, the Pacific Palisades and Santa Monica.
—Karla Marie Sanford, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
Around the main pattern were entire sections of white tiles without any pattern, and they may have been used as smaller alcoves or to denote special arrangements of furniture or a bench, archaeologists said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
For an extra $1,000, Tune offers the full 57-in-long (145-cm) alcove that's standard on the original M1.
—New Atlas, 28 June 2025
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Mike Bezemek, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
The alcove features a fire pit surrounded by four eight-foot-tall walls, which local artist Jonas Never brought to life with murals depicting the neighborhoods that intersect at Gladstones — Malibu, the Pacific Palisades and Santa Monica.
—Karla Marie Sanford, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
Around the main pattern were entire sections of white tiles without any pattern, and they may have been used as smaller alcoves or to denote special arrangements of furniture or a bench, archaeologists said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
For an extra $1,000, Tune offers the full 57-in-long (145-cm) alcove that's standard on the original M1.
—New Atlas, 28 June 2025
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“Alcove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alcove. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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