- a variation of boardinghouse.
boarding house
Example Sentences
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They play Bertha and Seth Holley, the married proprietors of the boarding house.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
Recognising Nigeria's deeply religious society, Charterhouse also permits parents to take their children home from the boarding house for Sunday church services, with the expectation that they return by Monday morning.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2025
It was a roustabout settlement with three stores, a blacksmithy, a boarding house, a half-dozen saloons, gambling hells and dance halls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2025
Mr Roffe-Silvester, who was asleep in his own quarters, was woken by noises coming from the boarding house and went to investigate.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2024
Kaz and Jordie said nothing to each other, not on the walk home or as they climbed the stairs to their little room in the boarding house.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
