boarding houses
- plural of boarding house.
Example Sentences
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Convent boarding houses are affordable and clean, but there are rules: curfews, chores and sometimes nuns who vet boyfriends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Her family had moved into the Edinburgh Academy boarding houses when she was seven.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2023
Though she’s often acting opposite only a donkey, there’s plenty of opportunity for fun supporting characters as she makes stops at boarding houses every night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2022
"Romanians have been so incredibly hospitable, opening their homes, putting them up in boarding houses and hotels, and taking care of them," he added.
From Fox News ● Mar. 2, 2022
She traveled on trains unhampered, unhindered, stayed in boarding houses or visited the homes of her friends, openly, freely.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
