: a shelter (such as a house) in which people live
Examples of dwelling in a Sentence
the simple dwellings in which the Pilgrims spent the first winter at Plymouth
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At the same time, there was a 5% uptick in accessory dwelling units and rental units to 62% of responses from 2024 to 2025.
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Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
The new ordinance created conflicts among council members − some arguing for more restrictions on developing the accessory dwelling units, or ADUs.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
Read about how housing policies exacerbated homelessness in Los Angeles:
More than a half-million dwelling units are built from 1940 to 1950 in the L.A. metro area, most of them after the war.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Precious Price is a TEDx speaker, real estate entrepreneur, and co-founder of Gather ADU, a startup helping homeowners and investors build backyard tiny homes and accessory dwelling units (ADUs) to create more housing and maximize their property value.
—Precious Price, CNBC, 9 July 2025
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Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
The new ordinance created conflicts among council members − some arguing for more restrictions on developing the accessory dwelling units, or ADUs.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
Read about how housing policies exacerbated homelessness in Los Angeles:
More than a half-million dwelling units are built from 1940 to 1950 in the L.A. metro area, most of them after the war.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Precious Price is a TEDx speaker, real estate entrepreneur, and co-founder of Gather ADU, a startup helping homeowners and investors build backyard tiny homes and accessory dwelling units (ADUs) to create more housing and maximize their property value.
—Precious Price, CNBC, 9 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for dwelling
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“Dwelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dwelling. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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