- a variation of boardinghouse.
boarding house
Example Sentences
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The great playwright’s drama about a Pittsburgh boarding house comes to Broadway in an uneven production starring Taraji P. Henson and Cedric the Entertainer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
They play Bertha and Seth Holley, the married proprietors of the boarding house.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
They had run a boarding house in Coatesville, but abandoned the business and left town as the scandal garnered national attention, she said.
From Seattle Times • May 20, 2024
She saved up money to start her own convenience store, and the money from the store became a boarding house for university students that now stands five stories tall.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2024
She had turned her considerable home into a boarding house, which was normally patronized by lost travelers.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack