common room
Example Sentences
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Sweaty, exhausted and streaked in grass stains, the families gathered in the common room for the deciding match.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Door duty puts Ventura’s name toward the top of the list for work — other volunteers, who agree to clean the common room or parking lot, also get top-of-list privileges.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2024
Mr. Yi lamented as he sat in the hostel’s common room after a day of unsuccessful interviews.
From New York Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
The marquee, which provides a temporary common room and study area, was put up by three young leaders, who are all students, with the help of some adult volunteers.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2023
He had been quite convinced that the common room was empty; he had not been at all prepared for a hulking figure to rise suddenly out of a distant chair.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
