paying guest

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

The hotel closed in 1963 but reopened two years later, only to have its last paying guest in 1972.

From Washington Times • Apr. 6, 2015

"Comfortable Home for young lady as paying guest; every convenience; near Cemetery."

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, November 7, 1917 by Various