boardinghouse
Example Sentences
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How disappointed she would be to see my room at my aunt’s boardinghouse —a perilous stack of tinned peaches and corned beef hash, a nest of an unmade bed.
From Literature
At Mrs. Riley’s boardinghouse, Ryui is taken under the wing of Torajiro “Jack” Baba, a cynical photographer with an avant-garde aesthetic.
Fellow lodgers at his New York City boardinghouse worried as the typically cheerful, young Fairbanks grew gloomy and distracted.
From Literature
“I will need your help getting back to the boardinghouse. And as for this Home for the Friendless, well, I believe we’ve had enough excitement for one day.”
From Literature
Eventually, Frieda leaves and moves into Gulls Nest, a seaside boardinghouse.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
