guest room
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of guest room
First recorded in 1630–40
Example Sentences
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Another enormous en-suite guest room boasts its own fireplace, while two additional bedrooms located on the other side of the dwelling share their own private sitting room.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
For example, the Renaissance Hotel in Seattle, within walking distance of Lumen Field, is renting a King guest room for less than $300 the weekend before the World Cup.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
When he was a kid, he says, his family’s guest room hosted teenage members of the 1970s singing group, Up With People.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
During Thanksgiving week, from the soft neutral cocoon of my parents’ guest room, I burrowed into an impulsive rewatch of the BBC “Sherlock” — yes, the Benedict Cumberbatch era, all sculptural cheekbones and good outerwear.
From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025
Meanwhile, in the guest room, Brangwain Spurge lay, ankles crossed, eyes closed, a foot above the bed, crackling with fire, sending a message of hope across the Bonecruel Mountains.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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