How to Use manor in a Sentence

manor

noun
  • Music will fill the air on the front lawn, manor house lawn and the main stage.
    — Chateau Ste Michelle, The Seattle Times, 5 June 2017
  • Some are to the manor born; along those lines, Laufey is to the Bowl born.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Over at Klaus’ cult manor, Ben’s about to have the best day of his life.
    — Rachel Paige, refinery29.com, 3 Aug. 2020
  • Between the sea and moor A roomy manor does not appeal to me.
    — New York Times Games, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
  • What does making a wish at the fountain outside the manor do?
    — Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Ravenswood returns as the Phantom of the manor and kills the groom-to-be.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Angus and Herefords graze in fields next to large manor homes on one-acre lots.
    — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Spread over two stories and a full basement, the manor is decked out with amenities abound.
    — Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
  • Bruce ditches a gala at his manor to sit in front of a bank of screens, watching his guests from far away.
    — Darren Franich, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2022
  • Inside, the country manor-style home has a modern open floor-plan and is move-in ready.
    — cleveland, 6 Mar. 2020
  • Not going to the funeral means Dani is home alone in the manor.
    — Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 13 Oct. 2020
  • Rustic wrought iron fixtures add to the feeling of being in a manor.
    — Roxanne Washington, cleveland.com, 30 Aug. 2019
  • The manor is an impressive old pile, but the children take to Dani.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Oct. 2020
  • As well as ingredients from the garden he’s built at the manor.
    — Mary Squillace, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2023
  • These are the things that lords of the manor do, not business executives.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Having researched houses and manors for the film, John had six homes in mind.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 20 Mar. 2024
  • In the 13th century, villagers would gift eggs to the lords of the manor or to the church.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Twenty-one of them went through its care before the manor closed up shop in 1936.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
  • This was the manor home of Edward Knight and his family.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
  • Glenelg was named for a Scottish manor and bears a moniker that is spelled the same, forward and backward.
    — Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com, 21 Feb. 2021
  • Steve Fraser is a radical to the manner—if not quite the manor—born.
    — Joseph Epstein, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Too early to say, but Flora’s dollhouse is a replica of the manor.
    — Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 9 Oct. 2020
  • And, of course, there are plenty of castles, estates, and old manors to get your history fix.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
  • Once the trio hit their destination in the book, the silver car appears again, parked in front of the manor.
    — Ashley Chervinski, refinery29.com, 16 Aug. 2020
  • Let alone seek revenge by annexing the manors of your enemies.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The home is a large, country manor-style Tudor on the golf club’s North Course.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Initial reports claimed that armed militias burned hundreds of wealthy landowners’ homes and manors.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
  • In the hands of a lesser author these metaphorical rooms would be on opposite sides of the manor.
    — Eric Olson september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
  • For instance, this year’s manor includes a speakeasy-style cocktail lounge in the basement erected from scratch.
    — Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The original manor, built in the 1930s, served as a hunting lodge.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2022

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