bed-sitters

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bed-sitters
Noun
  • The development has studio apartments and units up to three bedrooms.
    Emily Holshouser August 21, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The development plan shows 30 studio apartments of 500 square feet, 106 one-bedroom units ranging from 635 to 916 square feet, and 40 two-bedroom models of 1,117 to 1,162 square feet.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • By this summer, Knobel owned nine of 19 condos at the Vail Inn and a majority of the condo board’s directors had been appointed by him, according to last month’s lawsuit.
    Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
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
  • Chinese mega-corps BYD is making huge inroads in European markets with its technically accomplished saloons and SUVs.
    Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 13 July 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
Noun
  • Belle Meade Village's 1 Iris Lane condominiums The residences at Belle Meade Village are set to be spread out between two condominium buildings with 46 units each.
    Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The residence began as two separate penthouses, but in the mid-1990s they were combined into one home in a project commissioned by investor businessman Billy Getty, according to Christie’s International Real Estate.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Wealthy Americans living in luxe California mansions and New York penthouses are now snatching up historic homes abroad.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Nor are there many studios with two full baths, a nice perk owed to the combination of two apartments and potentially a key to relationship harmony in the mornings.
    Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Movies developed and financed outside of the major studios and streamers have a massive hill to climb.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • They can be used for performances and presentations, child care, companionship and customer service assistance at places such as car dealerships and salons.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • That was a big thing that everyone in the salons would always be doing is getting the glosses.
    Lauren Valenti, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026
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“Bed-sitters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bed-sitters. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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