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

Since then, it has raised more than £300,000 for a new pre-teen common room in the Schiehallion ward and ongoing improvements, such as new loungers.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2024

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

From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2023

Every airport guest — regardless of whether they identified as cis-male, cis-female or anything else — could just pop into the large common room, do their business, wash their hands and be on their way.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2023

Penelope saw him several times in the common room of the barracks as she and the children explored their temporary quarters.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood