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
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
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
The second floor of the livery stable was used as a boarding house for Black people.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2024
He was up at five o’clock the next morning, closing the boarding house door behind him, joining thousands of immigrant men and women making their way through the streets toward the Union Stock Yard.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
