- a variation of boardinghouse.
boarding house
Example Sentences
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Peter was 14 at the time, old enough to be allowed to spend the day on his own in the seaside town of Barmouth, where his family were staying in a boarding house.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Jasmine stays at a Florida boarding house run by Lillian, who calls her new tenant Jazzy and helps her with bus fare to New York City.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 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
They crossed the road toward the Ivanov home, which had previously been Widow Medvedeva’s home and boarding house.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
