1
: the dwelling of a farm laborer or small farmer
2
: a usually small frame one-family house
3
: a small detached dwelling unit at an institution
4
: a usually small house for vacation use
Examples of cottage in a Sentence
We rented a cottage for the weekend.
She owns a cottage at the beach.
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Blasberg reportedly ghosted the Oscar winner’s house after an unseemly incident in her guest cottage, involving an intense bowel movement which wrecked the place.
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 5 July 2024
And family members still, to this day, watch racers from the cottage.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 4 July 2024
In the morning, Margaret wakes alone in the holiday cottage to the sound of her alarm: Saturday, 8:30 a.m.
—Sally Rooney, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
From Dingle's dramatic oceanfront setting in County Kerry to the thatched cottages and riverside charm of Adare in County Limerick, here's a look at 12 of the best small towns to visit in Ireland.
—James March, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2024
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 5 July 2024
And family members still, to this day, watch racers from the cottage.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 4 July 2024
In the morning, Margaret wakes alone in the holiday cottage to the sound of her alarm: Saturday, 8:30 a.m.
—Sally Rooney, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
From Dingle's dramatic oceanfront setting in County Kerry to the thatched cottages and riverside charm of Adare in County Limerick, here's a look at 12 of the best small towns to visit in Ireland.
—James March, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2024
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“Cottage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cottage. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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cottage
noun
cot·tage
ˈkät-ij 
1
: a small one-family house
2
: a small house for vacation use
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