How to Use the lot in a Sentence

the lot

noun
  • You might be tempted to toss the lot.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
  • Here is a map that shows the lot closures.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
  • Beyond the lot, the dead brown land.
    — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
  • There are not many shows shooting on the lot.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026
  • The trailhead is on the west side of the lot.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
  • When the lot is full, the preserve is full.
    — Simon Davidson, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2026
  • Stach does not score bad goals — and this one was the pick of the lot.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2026
  • But the lot’s steep slope turned out to be a cost-saving win.
    — Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 4 June 2024
  • Dixon then turned his car around and drove back through the lot to where the sedan had stopped.
    — Dan Morse, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Those who park next to a car when the lot is mostly empty.
    — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The county closed the lot a year ago to overhaul the space.
    — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Goats were by far the most numerous and strange of the lot.
    — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
  • The house replaces an older ranch-style home on the lot.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2026
  • And the guy who brought the car back from the lot after service.
    — Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Deputies arrived and saw the man still driving around the lot.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Dec. 2023
  • The campers where her family once lived still sit on the lot.
    — Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The most stunning restaurant of the lot?
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Of course, just filed for bankruptcy, the lot.
    — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Shearling coats, bombers, and blazers were thrown over the lot.
    — Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
  • This is the lot of a child star, Culkin told GJ.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
  • Anyone who has been on the lot can feel the history.
    — Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
  • Park in the lot and take the short walking trail up to the rim for gorgeous views from above.
    — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026
  • Take a picture of the product and the lot number.
    — David Fleshler, Sun Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2026
  • And in my opinion, the suction power is a sweep above the lot.
    — Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The Bridge opened six months after the lot was purchased.
    — Emily Bollinger, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Just select a color and driving it off the lot.
    — Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
  • Just select a color and driving it off the lot.
    — Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • Know that the area is popular and the lot might be full on warm weekends.
    — Katie Linsky Shaw, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
  • And in my opinion, the suction power is a sweep above the lot.
    — Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Mendelsohn would likely need to take the biggest pay cut of the lot.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026

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