- a variation of boardinghouse.
boarding house
Example Sentences
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The play takes place almost entirely within a boarding house in Pittsburgh in 1911.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
Loomis has a turbulent presence that casts an anxious pall over the boarding house, re-created with a background view of Pittsburgh’s bridges by scenic designer Tesshi Nakagawa.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2025
Gladys' mother, Catherine Kearney, was a servant working at a boarding house in Drogheda in Ireland when she became pregnant.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2024
They had run a boarding house in Coatesville, but abandoned the business and left town as the scandal garnered national attention, she said.
From Seattle Times ● May 20, 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
