flophouse

Example Sentences

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He hopped from one flophouse to the next, sending what little money he could earn from construction jobs back to his wife and children.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2023

Sure, your mom might think your bedroom looks like a flophouse, but how many people are in your bedroom regularly?

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2020

On colder nights he would head to a flophouse, colored a bluish- purple next to another church.

From Washington Times • Feb. 24, 2020

“He was a young father, he had a flophouse, he had the secondary life where he kept other things away from people… Everything came together as a bit of a perfect storm for him.”

From Fox News • Jan. 25, 2020

After a week, I have compiled the following survey: Gail is sharing a room in a well-known downtown flophouse for $250 a week.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich