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
Since then, it has raised more than £300,000 for a new pre-teen common room in the Schiehallion ward and ongoing improvements, such as new loungers.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2024
Door duty puts Ventura’s name toward the top of the list for work — other volunteers, who agree to clean the common room or parking lot, also get top-of-list privileges.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2024
Mr. Yi lamented as he sat in the hostel’s common room after a day of unsuccessful interviews.
From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2023
“He’s in the Slytherin common room, look...with Parkinson and Zabini and Crabbe and Goyle...”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
