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 on the Web An early shower scene in New York City, when Tom is still living at the crummy boardinghouse, gives us both extremes, with the light from the showerhead forming a kind of halo around Tom’s head and the churning water emerging from the shower drain an excess of murk. —

Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2024 The story revolves around aspiring Broadway actresses who live in the Footlights Club, a theatrical boardinghouse in New York. —

Brett Weiss, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024 At the center of the narrative, John Schiappa reveals the scarred soul of Nick Laine, proprietor of the on-the-skids boardinghouse. —

Celia Wren, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023 Sure, a couple of on- or offstage ghosts visit this story about the lonely, yearning residents of a Depression-era Minnesota boardinghouse. —

Celia Wren, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for boardinghouse

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