under the same roof

idiom

: in the same house
They all live under the same roof.

Examples of under the same roof in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Head for Fort Mason to try the best beer in town, all under the same roof. Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024 Among the members of the British royal family walking into St. George's Chapel on Tuesday morning were Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, who live under the same roof at Royal Lodge on the Windsor estate. Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2024 Getting Discover, which also issues its own credit cards, under the same roof as Capital One would give the bank a major leg up against competing credit card-issuing banks such as JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Bank of America (BAC) and Citigroup (C), which don’t process transactions themselves. Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 19 Feb. 2024 Also in residence are the siblings’ girlfriends, both recent enough additions to the men’s lives to make this the first time either couple has lived under the same roof. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2024 In addition to putting relatives under the same roof but in their own space, a house annex also can have another purpose: It can be rented, generating extra income for a family to qualify for a higher mortgage loan. Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2024 Both women struggled to navigate everyday life under the same roof with Debbie. Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2024 The owner brings word of an attack threatening the world, which forces the two families under the same roof. Zack Sharf, Variety, 11 Dec. 2023 In late September, TMZ reported that the estranged ex-spouses were awkwardly living under the same roof in Georgia amid their split — and under the specter of cheating allegations that sources close to Mai have shut down. Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023

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“Under the same roof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20the%20same%20roof. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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