rooming house
noun
, ˈru̇-\
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Another room houses a LightStim LED bed, which is designed to boost collagen production and circulation while decreasing inflammation in just 40 minutes. — Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter, "Hollywood Facialist Shani Darden Opens First Flagship Skin-Care Studio," 7 June 2019 His work as an electrician there afforded his family back home a decent three-room house, a luxury for many in the community. — Lauren Bohn, Marie Claire, "Who Killed Claudia Gomez?," 2 May 2019 The vaulted living room housed a fifteen-foot Christmas tree every year. — Smith Henderson, Popular Mechanics, "You Could Live Here Alone Forever," 11 Jan. 2017 Those killed on the ground are in a rooming house at 961 Harney St. Investigators trace the accident to the use of wrong fuel. — Morning Brief, The Seattle Times, "Homelessness is up in Ballard, your ballot is on the way, and Russian spy intrigue | Thursday Morning Brief, July 19," 19 July 2018 Most probably stayed in the cramped rooming houses that once dominated the city, said Wildwood Historical Society president Al Brannen. — Avalon R. Zoppo, Philly.com, "Senior Week in Wildwood: A money-making machine that residents love to hate," 20 June 2018 The four men rented a room in a North Talbot Street rooming house and honed their skills on filling station and grocery store holdups. — Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star, "'Kill-Crazy' Brady gang tried to out-gangster John Dillinger," 29 June 2018 Korematsu made up a fake name and laid low in a rooming house. — Deanna Paul, Washington Post, "How the Supreme Court struck down a WWII-era travesty when it upheld Trump’s travel ban," 27 June 2018 The room houses large French Neoclassical paintings, including another of David's famous works featured in the music video. — Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, "Inside the Louvre with Beyoncé and Jay-Z," 18 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rooming house.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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