How to Use hamlet in a Sentence

hamlet

noun
  • There was a church and perhaps four or five very old houses in this hamlet.
    — Literary Hub, 6 Apr. 2026
  • And there are places that are called boroughs and districts and neighborhoods and towns and hamlets.
    — AFAR Media, 30 May 2026
  • Kuru had become so prevalent that in some hamlets there were three men for every woman.
    — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • There are nearly two dozen hamlets and villages to spend time in, each with its own personality.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The Outer Banks’ charming coastal hamlets could beckon.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Spend a day among the absurdly picturesque hamlet’s boutique shops, restaurants, seals, and sea lions.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • All the more so for the fact that there isn’t a settlement or a hamlet, let alone a village called Shippea Hill at all.
    — Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026
  • The fire broke out in a hamlet in a semi-arid area near the Sierra de Los Filabres mountains.
    — ABC News, 10 July 2026
  • The route links family-run lodges, remote hamlets, and small wilderness resorts, and the rides are timed to take advantage of the long summer light.
    — Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • After all, a borgo refers to a historic Italian hamlet where farmers, makers, and merchants once lived and worked.
    — Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2026
  • All across Minnesota, in small towns, cities and hamlets, the new Minnesota state flag has not exactly flown off the shelves.
    — Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026
  • The rural community of the book is a West Virginia mining hamlet.
    — Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Matthew Rhys plays the town’s mayor, a man intent on turning the sleepy seaside hamlet into a bustling tourist destination.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • Nelson was born and raised in Abbott, a sleepy hamlet of Hill County just an hour’s drive south of Dallas.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026
  • Quinten Quinten is the perfect hamlet for pedestrians.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2026
  • Their Victorian house looks preposterous in this dusty hamlet.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 9 July 2026
  • From a practical standpoint, outstate cities, towns and hamlets either could not or did not want to spend more taxpayer money on new flags and seals and new paint jobs for public equipment.
    — Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026
  • Happiness is equated early on to alpine hamlets ensconced between verdant mountains carved by pristine waterfalls.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 1 June 2026
  • In it, a former summer resident returns to a coastal hamlet, now sinking under the sea, sparks memories and desires in a fisherwoman and her young grand-daughter.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Everyone in the hamlet of Fervent—in all of Saugerties, and maybe even in the whole Hudson Valley—knew they had been released from prison a week ago.
    — Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
  • Throughout the year, each of these picturesque hamlets offers tourists an authentic immersion in regional foods, local traditions, and culture.
    — Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • In a community scattered across more than 100 hamlets, the station connects people and fosters dialogue.
    — Adrien Marotte, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2026
  • With far less hair, Ella’s green eyes seemed greener, like those of the feral black cats that roamed their hamlet, meowing for table scraps, which were often given without hesitation.
    — Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
  • The riverside hamlet of Tivoli, in upstate New York, has long been the cultural heart of the otherwise quiet town of Red Hook.
    — Janet Mercel, Air Mail, 18 July 2026
  • Among those evacuated were around 250 people from El Porvenir and the hamlet of Las Lajitas.
    — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Nearby hamlets like Findeln and Zmutt are perfect for a rustic lunch in a traditional mountain hut, while the charming town of Brig, just down the valley, makes an easy day trip by train.
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026
  • The geography of the Hamptons encompasses various hamlets and villages, each with their own distinct charm and reputation.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Coincidentally, Chuck was driving by the exit for Wyandanch, the hamlet of Long Island where Rakim is from.
    — Kyle Eustice, VIBE.com, 28 July 2026
  • Luwi’s father and uncle helped build him a house about thirty feet from Luwi’s family’s hut, in Waieti, a hamlet on a mountainside, more than five thousand feet high, with clouds pooling in the valleys below.
    — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Several small hamlets have been renovated into luxury hotels, such as Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco.
    — Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2026

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