as in hotel
a building where people pay to live and have daily meals
a onetime boardinghouse that is now the site of the town's historical museum
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Recent Examples of boardinghouse
Others managed to scramble onto the roof of an adjacent boardinghouse.
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Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
Everyone keeps to themselves at Briarwood House, a down-at-the-heels all-female boardinghouse in the heart of the nation’s capital, where secrets hide behind white picket fences.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 21 June 2024
An early shower scene in New York City, when Tom is still living at the crummy boardinghouse, gives us both extremes, with the light from the showerhead forming a kind of halo around Tom’s head and the churning water emerging from the shower drain an excess of murk.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2024
The story revolves around aspiring Broadway actresses who live in the Footlights Club, a theatrical boardinghouse in New York.
—Brett Weiss, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
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Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
Everyone keeps to themselves at Briarwood House, a down-at-the-heels all-female boardinghouse in the heart of the nation’s capital, where secrets hide behind white picket fences.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 21 June 2024
An early shower scene in New York City, when Tom is still living at the crummy boardinghouse, gives us both extremes, with the light from the showerhead forming a kind of halo around Tom’s head and the churning water emerging from the shower drain an excess of murk.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2024
The story revolves around aspiring Broadway actresses who live in the Footlights Club, a theatrical boardinghouse in New York.
—Brett Weiss, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
See all Example Sentences for boardinghouse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boardinghouse
Noun
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The Summit is the only cave hotel in Texas, and there are stargazing domes and two casitas on site, too.—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2025
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Plant walked into their hotel room with an unexpected guest.—
Marco della Cava,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Our Main Street contained gathering places, often Main Street taverns, where stories were told and some interesting memories made. LOCAL CONTENTIn its Heyday the Herald could run to 28 pages.—
Bob Roepke,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Once a boarding house, a tavern, and a grocery store, this eatery pays homage to its storied past with a diverse menu that combines contemporary flavors with 19th-century influences.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The five people suspected in connection with Nordquist's death were arrested this week after police searched the Patty’s Lodge motel in Canandaigua, the last place Nordquist was known to be staying.—
Madison Scott,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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Shortly before the mourners gathered, the police had arrested Erica Sheppard and James Dickerson at a motel in Bay City, Erica’s home town.—
Lawrence Wright,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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This classic pillow is really nice for front-country camping, overnighters, and even use in hostels.—
Maggie Slepian,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Feb. 2025
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Life advice Photograph by Tsering Bista and Beck Harlan Traveling on a budget doesn't have to involve staying in hostels, eating cheap food or sleeping in train stations.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
28 Jan. 2025
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