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
Some common room shapes include: rectangular, square, angled and curved.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2023
Seated adjacent to the facility’s dingy common room, we became, in the playwright’s own staging, fellow residents.
From New York Times • Dec. 4, 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
Ron marched through the common room and out of sight up the stairs to the boys’ dormitories.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
