Etymology
Origin of dollhouse
Example Sentences
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Because for every luxury brand outpost on Madison Avenue, there’s a small business that specializes in dollhouse furniture or German meats or food and drink books.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025
A crabitat is kind of like a dollhouse with living inhabitants, each with a distinct personality.
From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025
A child’s dollhouse jammed against a chain-link fence marked “No Trespassing” sits in the shadow of a mangled brick home covered in clotted dirt.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2025
Back in the 1990s, when creator Will Wright pitched the game to his bosses, they weren't convinced by his idea of a "virtual dollhouse".
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2025
During one of these clearing sessions we unearthed a dollhouse my father had made for my fifth birthday.
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
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