landlady

Example Sentences

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June asks the landlady, who answers, “Kid who lived here got drafted.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Ms. McDonagh also writes about Elizabeth Anscombe, who was one of the 20th century’s major philosophers, and also a student, friend and landlady of Ludwig Wittgenstein.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

He said Martin and Wadley had "become friends very slowly" after his release from prison when she was the landlady of the Hare and Hounds pub in Wisbech.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Probate and will documents show Martin, who died last year, left his money and property to a former Cambridgeshire pub landlady, Jacqueline Wadley, and her husband David.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

“Dorothy, Mr. Yates works for my landlady, Mrs. Murphy, and is kind enough to take me to the schoolhouse each day, since I don’t drive myself.”

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline