How to Use country house in a Sentence

country house

noun
Definition of country housenext
Synonyms for country housenext
  • West Wycombe Park is a country house built in the late 1700s.
    — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 3 Apr. 2022
  • In our country house in France, there are so few flowers at this time of year.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2021
  • The cult of the British country house, real and imaginary, lives on.
    — The Economist, 11 June 2020
  • What follows are six examples of the many forms of the country house.
    — Benjamin Riley, WSJ, 23 June 2021
  • 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
  • Porsche 911 to drive the six miles to the Pelosis’ Napa Valley country house.
    — New York Times, 22 June 2022
  • Her family had a home in the city but spent much of their time at their country house on the farm, her niece said.
    — Alison Knezevich, baltimoresun.com, 7 Apr. 2018
  • Think of a country house with the luxury levels turned up to 11.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 July 2023
  • The film is set in a stately country house, in 1927, and the drama is divided.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2019
  • Reporters from the Guardian and Reuters visited the country house.
    — Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2020
  • 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
  • In 1942, some friends of the Calments invited the couple to their country house.
    — Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2020
  • The plot follows a young governess charged with the care of two young children in a remote country house.
    — cleveland, 15 June 2020
  • 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
  • The earl had planned to have these ancient treasures grace Broomhall, his country house in Scotland.
    — New York Times, 8 July 2022
  • 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
  • So, what made this country house versatile enough to play this many roles?
    — Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 6 Jan. 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • In James’ novella, two children and Dani, their governess, head to a country house.
    — Lydia Wang, refinery29.com, 25 Aug. 2020
  • 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
  • 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
  • Even so, the idea of the country house did not remain entirely static.
    — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2021
  • 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
  • As opposed to the country house feel of his other lodges, Matakauri has a sleek alpine ambiance.
    — Jessica Flint, WSJ, 19 June 2018
  • 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
  • The Rumor: Great Tew Another country house is also in the mix.
    — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 4 June 2018
  • For those of us lacking yard space comparable to an English country house, a large carpet bed garden might be impractical.
    — Abigayle Ward, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2024
  • With antique furniture, period tapestry, and exposed wooden beams, the address looks exactly like a pretty country house.
    — Marie Bladt, Vogue, 23 June 2024

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