boarding house
Example Sentences
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The resident who has lived at the boarding house the longest is Bynum, and Mr. Santiago-Hudson, who has both appeared in and directed Wilson’s plays, gives the most rounded and captivating performance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
Jasmine stays at a Florida boarding house run by Lillian, who calls her new tenant Jazzy and helps her with bus fare to New York City.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
It was a roustabout settlement with three stores, a blacksmithy, a boarding house, a half-dozen saloons, gambling hells and dance halls.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2025
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
There’s a German boarding house at the end, where soldiers stay, mostly the ones who are with the police.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
