bed-sitter 1 of 2

variants also bedsit or bed-sitting-room
Definition of bed-sitternext
British

bed-sitters

2 of 2

noun (2)

variants also bedsits or bed-sitting-room
plural of bed-sitter, British

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bed-sitter
Noun
This show began with two childhood friends in a Barnsbury bedsit trying to make each other laugh and cry. Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bed-sitter
Noun
  • So did that magazine’s founding editor-in-chief, Harold Ross, in the penthouse at 22 East 36th.
    Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Mamdani and Hochul announced it in April, with Mamdani unveiling the plan in a video filmed outside Citadel billionaire Ken Griffin’s $238 million penthouse.
    Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Madden tussled with the co-op, at one point unsuccessfully trying to buy the fourth-floor apartment to make a duplex of her own.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Then the back unit of the duplex became available, and Blanding immediately thought of her sister.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Johansson recounted how, during one studio session, Saab picked up a single piece of black fabric and twisted, turned, and draped it into a bustier dress right on the mannequin.
    Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Clooney was also asked about the studio no-show at this year’s film festivals, as well as his directing aspirations.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The building is part of a boom of condo construction, including 70 Vestry and 150 Charles Street, that has turned this downtown zone along the West Side Highway into another celebrity cluster.
    Bridget Read, Curbed, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The comedy condo provided by Side Splitters Comedy Club in Tampa, Florida.
    Maria Bamford, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • That at least has some continuity with the old days, because Third Avenue’s saloons at mid-century were where the sots washed up, like Ray Milland in The Lost Weekend.
    Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Kimberly Schlarman, local history supervisor for the Glenview Public Library and a member of the Glenview History Center Board of Directors, said the Glen View House was a saloon by the 1890s, with lodgings on the second floor.
    Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Olivelli Deli will serve fresh sandwiches, soft serve ice cream and more from its walk-up window at the corner of 35th and North Davidson streets starting Wednesday, July 1.
    Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2026
  • Lindor went 0-for-5 in his return and grounded out so quickly to end the seventh inning, stranding a runner at third base, that fans didn’t even get to finish singing along to his walk-up song.
    Will Sammon, New York Times, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • Of those who are buying, international buyers are acquiring brand-new condominium apartments while domestic purchasers are after single-family houses, acreage and resort-style properties.
    Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Quinn made the 10 to 15-minute trek from her sister’s condominium to the party room, snapping a mirror selfie in the elevator on the way.
    Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Remember to reserve a room well in advance; up to 2 million people come to the festival each year, so lodgings (mostly small B&Bs) book up fast.
    Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In Manon Coubia’s visually arresting film Forest High, solo caretakers keep the fires burning in a remote Alpine chalet where weary hikers find modest lodgings.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

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“Bed-sitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bed-sitter. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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