How to Use alcove in a Sentence

alcove

noun
Definition of alcovenext
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  • Just to the left is an alcove with the stacked laundry unit.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Mar. 2021
  • The vase was in an alcove set back from the kitchen table.
    — CNN, 5 May 2022
  • To the side, a wall niche creates the perfect alcove for a bar area.
    — Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2023
  • In the dining area, find an alcove with a full wet bar.
    — Ryan Conner, Dallas News, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Off to the side, there’s an alcove that serves as an office.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 May 2023
  • The letter notes the the bedroom door was tucked in a 2½ foot deep alcove off the hallway.
    — Greg Moran, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 June 2017
  • The work is four videos, each on a giant screen in its own alcove.
    — Washington Post, 14 June 2019
  • The goats lounged in a mini-meadow formed in an alcove near the jagged peaks.
    — Web Behrens, chicagotribune.com, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Friends of the North Shore Library will have its own alcove from which to sell new and used books.
    — Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Gets up, walks toward the alcove where the restrooms are.
    — Peter King, SI.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • There are alcoves with desks and free Wi-Fi for people who want to work.
    — Jeanne Houck, Cincinnati.com, 22 July 2019
  • Perhaps the 20-minute video in an alcove that’s been set up in the gallery is an attempt to connect the dots.
    — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 19 June 2019
  • Ridgway said the box, which weighed 36 pounds, was found in water in a little alcove of the pedestal.
    — NBC News, 29 Dec. 2021
  • Over 50 miles of trails explore the park’s nooks, alcoves, high points and heritage sites.
    — Mare Czinar, azcentral, 13 Nov. 2019
  • The restrooms still have an open alcove area with a common trough sink.
    — Fox News, 19 Aug. 2018
  • In the formal dining room, one wall is stone with three alcoves.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 3 Feb. 2018
  • The alcove – and Manny the mannequin – were safe with Dave Coulier (a.k.a.
    — Rasha Ali, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2020
  • Later, the bones were stacked in alcoves above the arcades that line this courtyard.
    — Rick Steves, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2019
  • Around the corner within the space, tucked in an alcove, sits a small free library.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 15 Mar. 2022
  • French doors lead to a deck, while a cozy alcove on the other side forms what could be an office space.
    — Lauren Ro, Curbed, 20 June 2018
  • Back out on the street facing the home, one sees the two-car garage to the right and, to the left, a paver walkway that leads to a front door in a sheltered alcove.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 19 Mar. 2021
  • So an alcove was built on the side of the main prayer area where women can see the imam during prayer services.
    — Kimberly Fornek, chicagotribune.com, 30 Sep. 2019
  • While’s there’s a geometry to the space, each of its many alcoves is unique.
    — James Tarmy, Bloomberg.com, 30 Mar. 2018
  • An antique child's bed from Belgium reigns in the alcove.
    — Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 May 2022
  • The porthole door and globe lights in this Texas home's swanky bar alcove, designed by Meredith McBrearty, hew to the theme.
    — House Beautiful, 5 June 2023
  • The entrance to the room was a narrow alcove, just enough space for two people in wheelchairs to get stuck.
    — Sahana Jayaraman, AZCentral.com, 27 June 2023
  • There are blood drops leading into the alcove from the first shots where he was wounded.
    — Cnn Staff, CNN, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Decor is retro-swish, all green-pink curvy alcove seating.
    — Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Its main room is 30 feet long with a sleeping alcove at one end and a living room at the other.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 3 Aug. 2019
  • The tall, black towers fill two large alcoves and their cooling fans emit a serene, industrial hum as blue lights blink.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2024

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