How to Use country house in a Sentence
country house
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West Wycombe Park is a country house built in the late 1700s.
—Emily Burack, Town & Country, 3 Apr. 2022
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In our country house in France, there are so few flowers at this time of year.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2021
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The cult of the British country house, real and imaginary, lives on.
—The Economist, 11 June 2020
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What follows are six examples of the many forms of the country house.
—Benjamin Riley, WSJ, 23 June 2021
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In summer, the ash tree blooms and fills the windows, and our city apartment looks like a country house.
—Leslie Kendall Dye, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
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Porsche 911 to drive the six miles to the Pelosis’ Napa Valley country house.
—New York Times, 22 June 2022
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Think of a country house with the luxury levels turned up to 11.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 July 2023
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The film is set in a stately country house, in 1927, and the drama is divided.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2019
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Reporters from the Guardian and Reuters visited the country house.
—Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2020
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Egerton, Plummer and Cave will play some of the all-female cast who descend on the country house ahead of the nuptials.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 1 Aug. 2022
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In 1942, some friends of the Calments invited the couple to their country house.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2020
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The plot follows a young governess charged with the care of two young children in a remote country house.
—cleveland, 15 June 2020
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The pair were driving back to Monaco (with Kelly at the wheel) from their country house in France when their car fell off a cliff on the side of the road.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2023
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The earl had planned to have these ancient treasures grace Broomhall, his country house in Scotland.
—New York Times, 8 July 2022
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There is both a large kitchen with cozy country house vibes and a breakfast area, and a formal dining room.
—Jenny Xie, Curbed, 9 July 2018
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So, what made this country house versatile enough to play this many roles?
—Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 6 Jan. 2021
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The idea came to her while living at their country house nestled in the mountains in upstate New York.
—Liz McNeil, PEOPLE.com, 17 Nov. 2021
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But there are quite a few takers, most of whom are thinking of building a dacha, or country house.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Sep. 2021
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Blenheim, which is open to the public for tours, is a country house in Oxfordshire, west of London.
—Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 12 July 2018
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In James’ novella, two children and Dani, their governess, head to a country house.
—Lydia Wang, refinery29.com, 25 Aug. 2020
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That blend is best showcased against a backdrop of neutrals, which Rachel insists is the key to a country house.
—Rachel Hardage Barrett, Country Living, 16 Aug. 2022
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The origins of the loafer date back to as early as the 1920s, when King George VI commissioned a country house shoe that became the first loafer.
—Christian Gollayan, menshealth.com, 4 Apr. 2023
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Even so, the idea of the country house did not remain entirely static.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2021
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Deene Park in Northamptonshire is a country house that has been the seat of the Brudenell family for 500 years.
—Witold Rybczynski, WSJ, 24 Dec. 2020
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As opposed to the country house feel of his other lodges, Matakauri has a sleek alpine ambiance.
—Jessica Flint, WSJ, 19 June 2018
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Once the domain of kings and dukes, the English country house has had to find more modest uses in modern times.
—Wsj Books Staff, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2021
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The Rumor: Great Tew Another country house is also in the mix.
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 4 June 2018
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Here, for the only time in the movie, Song lingers over a physical space, in this case a handsome, sunlit country house, a home.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 1 June 2023
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Lundies has achieved the holy grail of the small hotel: an atmosphere of an intimate country house that is as private or clubbable as the mood takes you.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2023
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Listen to this article Nora Murphy is no stranger to country house living.
—Ellen Lessard, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2024
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