a room or unfinished space directly beneath the roof of a building
bought a charming Victorian house with a garret that she hoped to turn into a writing room
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Recent Examples of garretInstead, the second-wittiest joke of Coup de Chance is Alain seducing Fanny in his struggling-artist garret.—Armond White, National Review, 5 Apr. 2024 For centuries thereafter, the uppermost floors remained least desirable (think servants’ quarters and Parisian garrets) until the invention of the commercial passenger elevator in the 1850s.—The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024 At that time, the garret had little headspace and no bathroom.—Curbed, 17 Jan. 2024 In bed, under the sloping roof of our Paris garret, C said that we should get married.—Leslie Jamison, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for garret
With its high ceilings and wide rooms, the former warehouse could be turned into a brewery or taproom, an indoor pickleball venue, car collector's haven, an office or upscale lofts, according to Beth Rose Real Estate and Auctions, which is listing the property for sale.
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Sydney Franklin,
The Enquirer,
11 July 2025
Her daughter and the other campers ran to the rec hall and piled onto a loft upstairs, waiting for the waters to recede until daylight.
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