hostel

Example Sentences

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One was an international student who had to live in a hostel for a week after being left without accommodation at the last minute.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

She plans to stay in South Korea for a few more weeks until BTS’s next show in a Seoul suburb next month, volunteering to work at a hostel to save on lodging costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Irshad Ahmed, a 49-year-old pilgrim, told AFP he was staying at a hostel in Tehran when he saw missiles being fired nearby.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

Van Dyke, a Santa Cruz native, was a long-time Caribbean resident and owned Hotel Puerto Viejo, a dorm-style hostel in Puerto Viejo de Telemanca.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

He had rented them a shack, and had just left the hostel to live with them under the same roof, when the summons came.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane