family room
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of family room
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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Uneven floor slabs hinted at minor additions over the years, including a supply room with shelving off the lone bedroom and bath.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2024
At the end of the month, no one showed up to staff the surgical supply room.
From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2022
I would keep all weapons locked in the supply room.
From Washington Post • Nov. 29, 2022
Instead, it was repurposed as a food pantry supply room after Ida.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2021
Every inch of Mark’s skin is sweating, and his muscles ache from carrying the large containers of generator fuel from the emergency supply room on the thirtieth floor down to the boat.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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