bed and board

Example Sentences

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"I'm so well looked after by folks that I meet along the way," she said, with some offering bed and board to assist in her journey, she told BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster programme.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

A man wrongly convicted of murder has lost a legal challenge to reclaim money he was charged for bed and board during the 11 years he spent behind bars.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

"A few of the luckier poor people got bed and board in the hospital for life. Selection criteria would have been a mix of material want, local politics, and spiritual merit."

From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2023

"Free bed and board, free meals, laundry done, no bills. What a result!"

From The Guardian • Aug. 18, 2014

Separation.—Decrees of separation from bed and board may be obtained upon mutual consent of the parties or if good reason exists upon the petition of one of the parties.

From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Ringrose, Hyacinthe