common room

Example Sentences

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On the evening of Jan. 15, 26 undergrads gathered for dinner in a common room at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to debate the fairness of college admissions post-affirmative action.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Sixth formers will only be allowed to use a smartphone in their common room.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2025

Some common room shapes include: rectangular, square, angled and curved.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2023

Quite literally in some cases: About 75 of the 650 seats in the Armory’s vast Drill Hall are placed onstage with the set, which represents the dingy common room of a temporary housing facility.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023

I dress and step back into the common room.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed