boardinghouse

Example Sentences

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Young farm women lived in boardinghouses, working 12-14 hour days for cash wages.

From The Wall Street Journal

Superstar D.C. chef José Andrés had a restaurant just across the street from the historic boardinghouse when the connection to her was discovered.

From Washington Post

The town was named after the Green family, who ran a boardinghouse offering hot meals to the growing town.

From Washington Post

But she said the boardinghouse was not a typical property.

From Washington Post

So, too, did the chain’s struggles with zoning officials — who, Judith Siegel told me, sometimes wanted to classify the chain as a boardinghouse or single-room-occupancy hotel.

From New York Times