In a sentence
Six example sentences with dwelling, each labelled with its topic.
Excavators found a single room dwelling with a hearth at its center and a storage pit dug beside the door.
Architecture
Every dwelling on the ridge now runs on solar panels, since the utility refused to extend the line uphill.
Environment
The statute treats a houseboat as a dwelling, so officers need the same warrant they would for an apartment.
Law
Census takers in 1851 counted every dwelling on the street, including cellars where whole families slept.
History
The survey counts each dwelling, not each building, so a converted mansion with six flats adds six to the total.
Economics
The housing bill promises a new dwelling for every family on the waiting list within eight years.
Politics
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