Used in a Sentence

alcove

How to use alcove in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for alcove.

Editorial note

\nGo visit other alcoves when you need to.

Examples16
Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

a small recess opening off a larger room

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of alcove gathered in one view.

noun

a small recess opening off a larger room

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for alcove.

noun

a small recess opening off a larger room

Example sentences

1

\nGo visit other alcoves when you need to.

2

They had an alcove set up with speakers to demonstrate what the clock might sound like.

3

The fridge is in an alcove on top of a dense rubber mat, designed to absorb sound.

4

2000$ is a _very_ cheap 1 BDR in manhattan, more likely an "alcove" studio.

5

Six years ago I designed a mixed-mode alcove based office plan.

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There was even an alcove with a projector and a video-player and a couple of sofas.

7

Imagine a little 5x5 alcove cut into the wall with a dumpster full of fried fish grease that hasn't been hosed out since Katrina.

8

You clearly happen to love that relic, and I think you should find a way to place it just-so in a nicely lit alcove in your apartment.

9

A private office where the entire front wall could roll up or slide away, turning it into an alcove rather than a room, would be ideal.

10

Go into the Citizen's Bank ATM which is inside a glass alcove with a security door that you need to swip your ATM card to get into.

11

We ducked first into the alcove doorway of a restaurant and then sheltered inside at the bar for the evening eating tapas.

12

On the same visit, I turned a corner into a sort of alcove only to 'confront' a Rembrandt self-portrait hanging on a wall by itself.

13

My friend thinks the architect intentionally made the alcove that holds his file cabinets slightly too small to retaliate against him.

14

I mean would they program customers to remit extra currency units for a special Verizon speed-charge port for your alcove or something?

15

In some places you couldn't walk 2 blocks without seeing at least one discarded scooter splayed out on the sidewalk or grassy median, perhaps kindly tilted against an alcove or tree.

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Restaurants usually allow reservations of a specific table; I know of one restaurant that asks you where you want to be seated when you call, and their best table 'the window seats' is a small 2 person table in a little alcove and the only table in the place that is actually next to a window and they only book it if someone specifically asks.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use alcove in a sentence?

\nGo visit other alcoves when you need to.

What does alcove mean?

a small recess opening off a larger room

What part of speech is alcove?

alcove is commonly used as noun.