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

Voldemort had stationed Alecto Carrow in the Ravenclaw common room, and there could only be one explanation: Voldemort feared that Harry already knew his Horcrux was connected to that House.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling