hogan

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Recent Examples of hogan My hogan has electricity but no running water. Sunny Dooley, Scientific American, 8 July 2020 At the end of this road in Clark Village, the iconic Bears Ears buttes on the horizon, a family of 18, who recently had their home burned down, lives in a single space — a hogan, a single-roomed building that’s the cultural home for the Diné people. The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 Apr. 2022 Descheenie, who is from Chinle, said his mother was born in a hogan, traditional Diné home, and because of this she was never given a birth certificate. Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 24 Nov. 2022 Born in a hogan, Laughter had no birth certificate, didn't drive, had no electric or water service at her home in the Navajo Nation and paid no property taxes. Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2022 See all Example Sentences for hogan 
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Noun
  • Other kinds of algorithms underlie the repeating sequences of bent wood arcs that make up Native American wigwams, canoes and cradles.
    Audrey G. Bennett, The Conversation, 10 Aug. 2023
  • President Franklin Delano Roosevelt receives a miniature wigwam at a Boy Scout camp in New York State in 1933.
    NBC news, NBC news, 19 Apr. 2023
Noun
  • The park also operates several warming huts, which feature restrooms and may even have light snacks.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2024
  • There’s a million ways to fill time, including paddleboards, kayaks, direct beach access, a tiki hut, and a pool table.
    Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The area had featured multiple shacks built out of wood and tarps.
    Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The original spot, at 2295 Lexington Road and across the street from the fine-dining establishment Le Moo, resembles a hunter’s cabin or funky shack, with a wooden exterior and metal siding, covered in signs for beer brands.
    Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 2 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Part tipi, part wickiup, and influenced by many architectural styles, a round lodge can block wind, rain, cold, and sun.
    Popular Science, Popular Science, 28 May 2020
  • The wickiup is a bit like a small tipi made from poles, brush and vegetation.
    Popular Science, Popular Science, 28 May 2020
Noun
  • The killing is the 72nd homicide investigated by Oakland police this year, and the first since Sept. 28 when a 32-year-old man suffered fatal gunshot wounds at a homeless camp in the 600 block of 29th Street in West Oakland.
    Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Border Patrol picks up a group of asylum-seekers from an aid camp at the U.S.-Mexico border near Sasabe, Ariz., on March 13.
    Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Well nuclear is back, because AI needs it, not because peasants risk freezing in their hovels.
    Clem Chambers, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Many rising comedians live in hovels, but not Zarna Garg, who recently opened for Tina Fey and Amy Poehler on their national comedy tour.
    Sheila Yasmin Marikar, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
Noun
  • In contrast with Jokowi, a former carpenter raised in a shanty and Indonesia’s first leader without military or political connections, Prabowo is very much of elite stock.
    Charlie Campbell / Jakarta, TIME, 14 Oct. 2024
  • After a medley of sea shanties and swash-buckling tunes, Zimmer received a standing ovation before heading into intermission.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024

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“Hogan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hogan. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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