a small alcove in one corner of the backyard garden
an ancient vase in an alcove and a sculpture of Achilles on a stand in the museum's Greek Hall
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The six individual bunkbed alcoves, built inside the airline's new fleet of Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, will have a lie-flat bed with a mattress, pillow, sheets, blanket and a seatbelt.—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026 Here in the 12,000-square-foot Asaya Spa, alcoves with loungers are like small sitting rooms.—Rebecca Rose, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026 The wide passage to the kitchen transformed into a nook for dining, where the old living room’s Chesterfield sofa fits in an alcove to create a banquette.—Anne Hardy, Architectural Digest, 23 Apr. 2026 The bathroom is a delight, with an area for the vanity and bathtub and a separate alcove for the shower.—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for alcove
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Etymology
French alcôve, from Spanish alcoba, from Arabic al-qubba the arch