boarding house
Americannoun
plural
boarding housesnoun
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a private house in which accommodation and meals are provided for paying guests
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a house for boarders at a school See also house
Example Sentences
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The great playwright’s drama about a Pittsburgh boarding house comes to Broadway in an uneven production starring Taraji P. Henson and Cedric the Entertainer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
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
Recognising Nigeria's deeply religious society, Charterhouse also permits parents to take their children home from the boarding house for Sunday church services, with the expectation that they return by Monday morning.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 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
On our way out, Eliza accepted a basket of dry bread from the woman who ran the boarding house.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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