Thesaurus results for BOARDINGHOUSE

boardinghouse

noun

as in hotel

a building where people pay to live and have daily meals a onetime boardinghouse that is now the site of the town's historical museum

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Recent Examples of boardinghouse Platter came from Basel, Switzerland, where his father ran a school, four boardinghouses, a farm, and a printing press. —

Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026 Restaurant options include the classic Paesano; Henry’s Hi-Life, located in a former boardinghouse; and the Littlest Little Italy, which comprises several eateries and a wine shop. —

Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2026 Down the beach Madam LeFleur stood on the porch of her boardinghouse beating slugs off a yak wool rug. —

Charna Flam, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025 Brosnan was shuttled between relatives and lived for a time in a boardinghouse. —

G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Dec. 2023 See All Example Sentences for boardinghouse

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That program has been moving thousands of residents into hotels and motels, a fourth of whom are in permanent housing.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Impressively, 94% of the property’s waste avoids landfill— miraculous for a hotel of this size—with it either being recycled, donated, or made use of in the hotel grounds.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026