plural châteaus
sha-ˈtōz 
or châteaux
sha-ˈtō(z)
or châteaux
sha-ˈtō(z)
1
: a feudal castle or fortress in France
2
: a large country house : mansion
3
: a French vineyard estate
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Examples of château in a Sentence
a gorgeous château on a hill
Recent Examples on the Web
They got married that same year in an intimate ceremony at their chateau in France but have since divorced and are in the midst of various legal battles.
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Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 3 Mar. 2024
The ownership of one of the properties, Waddesdon Manor, built by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild in the 1880s in the style of a French chateau, had already been transferred to the nonprofit National Trust in 1957.
—Alan Cowell, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2024
For parties hosted at Stir Crazy, Burnes collaborated with restaurant co-owner Mackenzie Hoffman on giant butter renditions of a conch shell, a cowboy boot, a French chateau, and a fish.
—Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 26 Jan. 2024
The chateau contains 20 rooms, while three others are in a fisherman’s house just above Théoule harbor, and the rest in a more modern Art Deco structure.
—Caitie Kelly Gisela Williams Camille Sojit Pejcha Lindsay Talbot Roxanne Fequiere Alexander Lobrano, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
The chateau’s Grand Cru vineyards cover 170 acres of gravely soil on top of limestone and silicate subsoils which offer excellent drainage.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024
The camera then pans to reveal some of the staff, including expert mixologists, chefs, event coordinators and more, who all came to the chateau for different reasons.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
Lisa Vanderpump expects nothing but perfection at her exclusive French chateau — but her staff members may have other ideas.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
Interestingly, Carter doesn’t know the exact build date of her chateau, since Agen’s records only date to 1810.
—Valentina Valentini, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2023
Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 3 Mar. 2024
The ownership of one of the properties, Waddesdon Manor, built by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild in the 1880s in the style of a French chateau, had already been transferred to the nonprofit National Trust in 1957.
—Alan Cowell, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2024
For parties hosted at Stir Crazy, Burnes collaborated with restaurant co-owner Mackenzie Hoffman on giant butter renditions of a conch shell, a cowboy boot, a French chateau, and a fish.
—Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 26 Jan. 2024
The chateau contains 20 rooms, while three others are in a fisherman’s house just above Théoule harbor, and the rest in a more modern Art Deco structure.
—Caitie Kelly Gisela Williams Camille Sojit Pejcha Lindsay Talbot Roxanne Fequiere Alexander Lobrano, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
The chateau’s Grand Cru vineyards cover 170 acres of gravely soil on top of limestone and silicate subsoils which offer excellent drainage.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024
The camera then pans to reveal some of the staff, including expert mixologists, chefs, event coordinators and more, who all came to the chateau for different reasons.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
Lisa Vanderpump expects nothing but perfection at her exclusive French chateau — but her staff members may have other ideas.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
Interestingly, Carter doesn’t know the exact build date of her chateau, since Agen’s records only date to 1810.
—Valentina Valentini, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2023
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“Château.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ch%C3%A2teau. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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