rooming
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present participleof room.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
roomnouna portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts.
Example Sentences
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Four months later, co-chairing the February 2020 National Prayer Breakfast, Suozzi and Moolenaar referred to rooming together.
From Salon ● May 29, 2026
Moreover, it’s not just young people fresh out of school who are rooming with others to keep their housing costs low.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2025
“This is a great opportunity to spend 2 1/2 weeks with a guy you don’t really know, right?” said Pedersen, who is rooming with defensive back Croix Stewart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2025
She lived in the same run-down area of seedy rooming houses as Raffo, whom she had befriended on the streets.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 30, 2023
Maybe, I think, I should just walk around for a while and then go back to the rooming house.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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