This enchanting storybook suite—once a historic dovecote—is a masterclass in rustic French charm and whimsical elegance.
—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
At the very top of the house, in a former dovecote with oxeye windows, there’s now a yoga studio and a roof deck with a hair-raising view of the river valley.
Fort Massac on the Ohio River waterfront is a faithful reconstruction of an 1802 American fort built on the site of a French stockade erected in 1757 to safeguard the region from British invasion during the French & Indian War.
—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
During the Civil War, a deadline was a line of demarcation around the inner stockade of a prison camp, generally about 17 feet.
—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
On the day of the rettir, hundreds of sheep are released into a central wooden sheepfold that’s surrounded by marked compartments—one belonging to each local farmer—that jut out from the inner circle like rays of the sun.
—
Laura Kiniry,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Oct. 2022
This tidy residence in the western Swiss village of Etoy was built in 1830 as a sheepfold.
The reversible Nancy boot in black and brown suede, which features a soft, turn-up upper that folds over the entire boot.
—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
6 Jan. 2026
Crow’s feet, under-eye wrinkles, nasolabial folds, and cheek folds, among others, were all reduced after 12 weeks, while skin texture overall appears more smooth and glass-like.
The Senators came as close as possible to retake the lead in the final minute of the first period, but Drake Batherson missed his backhand shot wide of the open cage.
—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 Jan. 2026
In a scene created to invoke magic and mysticism, the 11-year-old Pancho dreams he has been separated from their family and imprisoned alone in a large cage.
—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
Like most writers who can’t bring themselves to lay down their pen, Zach Bryan prefers creating to editing.
—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Pitchfork,
13 Jan. 2026
The system will allow guests to browse the menu, place orders before and during the movie and pay directly from their phones, replacing the chain’s long-standing pen-and-paper ordering method.
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.