paying guest

Example Sentences

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Rana was an engineering student at Punjab University in Chandigarh when he fell from the fourth-flour balcony of his paying guest accommodation.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Then again, she seems to hate everyone who isn't a paying guest, and even for them she merely hides her disdain.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2022

Purchase tickets at the door; $12/members, $15/nonmembers, free/ages under 21 who accompany a paying guest.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2022

She invited the friend of a friend as a paying guest for $60 a night, placed a listing on Airbnb and received two additional bookings right away.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2016

"A Lady wishes to meet with a gentleman or lady to share her home as sole paying guest; one with a hobby for gardening preferred; every home comfort; terms, �300 per annum."

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, July 14th, 1920 by Various