Examples of cookhouse in a Sentence
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In the supporting role of the matriarchal cookhouse keeper Maria was Denyce Graves, the legendary mezzo-soprano opera star.
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Charlotte Observer,
13 May 2026
Six guest cabins are clustered along the edge of a pond just below the house, along with a communal cookhouse.
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Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
22 Sep. 2025
While a few men stood guard, scanning the forest edges, others moved through the tents and a cookhouse area, searching for anything that might provide a clue to who controls the mines.
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Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2024
Behind it, Spanish lime and gumbo limbo trees shade a cookhouse in the garden, a tranquil spot just steps from Duval, which was teeming with passengers from the giant Carnival Glory cruise ship.
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Elaine Glusac,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2024
Under the canopy of a koa tree, in an open-air cookhouse built of lava rocks gathered from the eruption of Mauna Loa in 1855, sit a scuba instructor, a lawyer, several retirees, and their children and grandchildren.
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Hugh Garvey,
Sunset Magazine,
6 Nov. 2023
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Charlotte Observer,
13 May 2026
Six guest cabins are clustered along the edge of a pond just below the house, along with a communal cookhouse.
—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
22 Sep. 2025
While a few men stood guard, scanning the forest edges, others moved through the tents and a cookhouse area, searching for anything that might provide a clue to who controls the mines.
—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2024
Behind it, Spanish lime and gumbo limbo trees shade a cookhouse in the garden, a tranquil spot just steps from Duval, which was teeming with passengers from the giant Carnival Glory cruise ship.
—
Elaine Glusac,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2024
Under the canopy of a koa tree, in an open-air cookhouse built of lava rocks gathered from the eruption of Mauna Loa in 1855, sit a scuba instructor, a lawyer, several retirees, and their children and grandchildren.
—
Hugh Garvey,
Sunset Magazine,
6 Nov. 2023
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“Cookhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cookhouse. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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