- a variation of boardinghouse.
boarding house
Example Sentences
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The resident who has lived at the boarding house the longest is Bynum, and Mr. Santiago-Hudson, who has both appeared in and directed Wilson’s plays, gives the most rounded and captivating performance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
Upstairs from the bar in the boarding house, lost souls confess their secrets to a prairie witch named the Antidote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 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
I ran back to the boarding house and locked the door.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
