boarding house
Example Sentences
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The play takes place almost entirely within a boarding house in Pittsburgh in 1911.
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
Mr Roffe-Silvester, who was asleep in his own quarters, was woken by noises coming from the boarding house and went to investigate.
From BBC • Nov. 1, 2024
They were evicted from the boarding house two days later, and had to find a bridge to sleep under, but were soon rousted by the stadwatch.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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