bed-sitter

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

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bed-sitter 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
  • Safra owned it, living with his elegant wife Lily in a penthouse above a bank branch in the Monte Carlo district of glittering, diamond-sized Monaco, tucked along the exclusive French Riviera.
    Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 17 May 2026
  • One afternoon, the rooftop penthouses were being transformed into a temporary compound for Chopard, which buys out the entire top floor every year.
    Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • The other side of their duplex was rented by a Marine and his wife.
    Eric DuVall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
  • Finger food at Farol, the duplex bar and cafe shaped like a lighthouse by the pool, is an easy way to lure the kids out of the pool or waves for nourishment.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • From early development to creative execution, this panel offers insight into how original ideas are brought to life across studios and continents, delivering fresh voices, distinct visual styles, and boundary-pushing humor for global audiences.
    Kevin Giraud, Variety, 11 May 2026
  • No other studio has ever come close to anything like it.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • Critics have put up a fierce fight in an attempt to block the private condo from being built on public land.
    Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
  • In 2026, the same character is gagging over a grim condo, and tasked to whip up puff pieces after being mass-fired from her newspaper.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • Hicks, who opened the saloon in the East Bottoms in 2001, told a story from two or three years ago about the relationship between The Mavericks and their Kansas City fans.
    Dan Kelly May 7, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
  • This happened because Sterling was a man of very rare gifts, starting with a set of pipes that, even in his late 80s, could make the grandest church organ sound like a tinny, old saloon piano.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • The walk-up counter-only restaurant is a local favorite for a classic meal.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
  • Staffers in the front office smoked, gabbed on the phone, and chatted with the illustrators and couriers stopping by the third-floor walk-up to drop off portfolios.
    Anne Kadet, Curbed, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • The City of Miami Beach issued a precautionary boil water order for one condominium complex after a water main break early Friday.
    Larry Seward, CBS News, 16 May 2026
  • As a result, condominium projects in Coconut Grove and Miami Beach were never built.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Nicaragua may be one of the world’s hot eco-destinations, but the lodgings were hippie-chic at best—until Mukul opened last year.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2026
  • Upstairs, another bathroom and two main bedrooms provide spacious lodgings for up to nine guests.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 23 Apr. 2026

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“Bed-sitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bed-sitter. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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