boarding house
Example Sentences
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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
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
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 48-year-old lived on a second floor of an old boarding house on North Prospect Street, in an area with a mix of student housing and old family homes.
From BBC • Nov. 28, 2023
They were evicted from the boarding house two days later, and had to find a bridge to sleep under, but were soon rousted by the stadwatch.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
