bed and board
Example Sentences
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"A few of the luckier poor people got bed and board in the hospital for life. Selection criteria would have been a mix of material want, local politics, and spiritual merit."
From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2023
Her parents argued she would have done no better financially had she worked away from the farm, insisting she earned a fair income and received free bed and board.
From BBC • May 19, 2016
Known as Wwoofers they provide practical labour in exchange for bed and board.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2016
"Free bed and board, free meals, laundry done, no bills. What a result!"
From The Guardian • Aug. 18, 2014
Separation.—Decrees of separation from bed and board may be obtained upon mutual consent of the parties or if good reason exists upon the petition of one of the parties.
From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Ringrose, Hyacinthe
