How to Use communal in a Sentence

communal

adjective
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  • The tribe lived in communal huts.
  • After the sun goes down, head to the communal lakeside fire pit to make friends and roast s'mores.
    — Karen Ruffini, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2023
  • Three small bedrooms are placed at the front of the house, while the larger communal spaces are placed at the rear of the house.
    — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023
  • In the communal world of the Dark Ages, the worker owed fealty to crown, church, guild and village.
    — Phil Gramm and Mike Solon, WSJ, 23 May 2022
  • Of course, the cost of running the AC all day in the Texas heat might be enough to make some workers want to go to a communal space.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 26 July 2023
  • Bernard was born on a communal farm in upstate New York in 1984.
    — Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Or the prairie’s the rare communal space, and the farmland is capitalism.
    — In Swing State, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The communal hot pot comes to the table filled with a piping hot, homemade beef bone broth.
    — Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 15 July 2023
  • The communal spirit is different, stronger at a Springsteen show, both in the crowd and on the stage.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Two sets of steps curve down from the pool to a huge communal lawn and secure access to the Miami Beach Boardwalk and the beach.
    — Mark David, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2024
  • One of the first lessons of mansaf is how to share: The dish is served on a large circular communal platter around which up to 13 guests sit or stand.
    — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2023
  • The lock-in bans workers from eating communal meals; they're instead forced to eat in their dorms.
    — Marco Marcelline, PCMAG, 31 Oct. 2022
  • An outhouse around the corner served as a communal privy.
    — Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post, 30 May 2022
  • The group’s room had three bunk beds and a private bathroom, with access to a communal kitchen and living area.
    — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
  • In defense of their communal home, the group suffers a few losses.
    — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 27 July 2024
  • While scaffolding covers the room, the end of the video gives visitors a preview of one of the staircases found in the communal space.
    — Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Over the years, Felder said he’s been moved to tears many times at the sing-alongs, not just for the beauty of the music but for the communal experience itself.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024
  • There’s the messiness and mayhem of communal meal making.
    — Kim Cook, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
  • The list of virtues on the wall, the way the light poured into the canteen, the communal spaces laid out according to Montessori principles.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The cozy bar at Headtrip had five seats, with communal tables, board games and darts filling the narrow space.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 8 Dec. 2022
  • There's a communal kitchen, roaming cats, a campground, and multiple baths and pools, plus a dry sauna and steam room.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2024
  • This is because the few communal pay phones available in the prisons are installed in the common areas, just beyond the bars of the cells.
    — Gabrielle Caplan, WIRED, 6 May 2024
  • The vibe, according to Nkem, will be communal and friendly.
    — Kristen Kornbluth, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The building will have a fitness center, dog park, study rooms, lounges, communal kitchens and bike storage.
    — J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2023
  • In creating Purlie, Davis took two long-lasting tropes of communal Black life and twinned them in a single body.
    — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2023
  • But there are few residents around, the communal dining hall is riddled with bullet holes, and the kitchen is burned out.
    — Richard Engel, NBC News, 8 Dec. 2023
  • The winnings from each game are added to a communal pot, with the last player at the end of the season potentially winning it all.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 7 May 2024
  • Amenities are communal, but the hive does come with an electrical outlet and light in the shelter.
    — J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine, 1 June 2022
  • In the evening, the lights go down, and that communal coffee-shop energy transmutes into something a little sexier.
    — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2024
  • And food politics isn’t just about policy but celebrating the traditions and communal bonds cooking fosters.
    — Kelly Alexander, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2024

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