How to Use alcove in a Sentence

alcove

noun
  • The work is four videos, each on a giant screen in its own alcove.
    — Washington Post, 14 June 2019
  • To the side, a wall niche creates the perfect alcove for a bar area.
    — Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2023
  • There’s a little alcove off the lobby with books and toys for kids.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2024
  • The restrooms still have an open alcove area with a common trough sink.
    — Fox News, 19 Aug. 2018
  • In the formal dining room, one wall is stone with three alcoves.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 3 Feb. 2018
  • The goats lounged in a mini-meadow formed in an alcove near the jagged peaks.
    — Web Behrens, chicagotribune.com, 9 Sep. 2021
  • French doors lead to a deck, while a cozy alcove on the other side forms what could be an office space.
    — Lauren Ro, Curbed, 20 June 2018
  • Adjacent to this is an alcove with a pool table.
    — Melinda Sheckells, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • There are blood drops leading into the alcove from the first shots where he was wounded.
    — Cnn Staff, CNN, 4 Aug. 2022
  • There are alcoves with desks and free Wi-Fi for people who want to work.
    — Jeanne Houck, Cincinnati.com, 22 July 2019
  • Around the corner within the space, tucked in an alcove, sits a small free library.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 15 Mar. 2022
  • The view down the great room north, toward an alcove with a wood-burning fireplace.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 19 May 2025
  • Later, the bones were stacked in alcoves above the arcades that line this courtyard.
    — Rick Steves, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2019
  • While’s there’s a geometry to the space, each of its many alcoves is unique.
    — James Tarmy, Bloomberg.com, 30 Mar. 2018
  • The path leads to a mid-sized village of 38 rooms set inside a rock alcove.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2025
  • So an alcove was built on the side of the main prayer area where women can see the imam during prayer services.
    — Kimberly Fornek, chicagotribune.com, 30 Sep. 2019
  • The letter notes the the bedroom door was tucked in a 2½ foot deep alcove off the hallway.
    — Greg Moran, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 June 2017
  • Over 50 miles of trails explore the park’s nooks, alcoves, high points and heritage sites.
    — Mare Czinar, azcentral, 13 Nov. 2019
  • But for the past year those genteel alcoves have been cordoned of with segments of ten-foot-high chain-link.
    — Matthew Segal, Los Angeles Magazine, 18 June 2018
  • Succulents in the front yard grow in an alcove built into the chimney.
    — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
  • The swimming hole is at the base of the shelf, encompassed by a sandstone alcove.
    — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 20 June 2025
  • This alcove is drenched in a rich shade of deep blue paint that imparts a sense of calm without feeling heavy or dark.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Bright tilework lines the arched entry alcove as well as a fountain/spa in the backyard.
    — Neal J. Leitereg and Lauren Beale, latimes.com, 9 Sep. 2017
  • The shelves are also pretty close together, so each aisle feels like its own alcove.
    — Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2025
  • A lot of people leave things in Laura’s room, in this little alcove.
    — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Bathed in overcast light, the ruins of a stone city stood out from the shadows of a massive alcove.
    — Mike Bezemek, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
  • Elsewhere, the children’s bunkroom pairs two built-in bunks with two captain’s beds tucked in their own alcoves.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Full of alcoves and cosy spaces, this is a great space for toasting achievements on the road to success.
    — Paul Caputo, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
  • The entrance to the room was a narrow alcove, just enough space for two people in wheelchairs to get stuck.
    — Sahana Jayaraman, AZCentral.com, 27 June 2023
  • Tommasino told me that one of the guest rooms had been a pantry, with a small alcove that had a fireplace to make goat cheese.
    — Aileen Weintraub, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025

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