homestay

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Recent Examples of homestay The model differs from a true homestay, where a host family is typically present and shares meals, traditions and local knowledge with guests. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 June 2026 In the Seventies, the World Esperanto Youth Organization began compiling a global contact list of Esperantists willing to host other speakers for free homestays. — Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026 On the Peruvian side, travelers can visit the Uros floating islands, the artificial islets woven from totora reeds and home to communities that have lived here for centuries, then settle into a rustic homestay at Amantaní for a quieter look at life on the lake. — Carla Vianna, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026 There are heaps of hotels, hostels, and homestays in Hạ Long for around $15 a night. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for homestay
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Noun
  • Cultivating future scientists While museums may be viewed simply as sites for school field trips or family outings, their impact extends far beyond entertainment.
    — Lili Mei Granda Argianas, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Dolan’s team took a field trip to Pennsylvania to tour the Woods System of Care facility.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • For families The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman, has plenty of ways to keep children entertained during their stay.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
  • To reach her remote sites, she’d park by the side of a mountain road and ski three to 10 miles in; at least one trip involved an overnight stay.
    — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Though a decade separated their sojourns in Spain, the two men shared friends and acquaintances there.
    — Stephen Bates, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
  • He’s always been obsessed with historic epochs like the Civil War and World War II and fascinated with the post-war boom and the sojourns of Route 66.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 19 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • This bumper trip with Viking visits three countries, two rivers and a host of Christmas markets across 11 days.
    — Rebekah Evans, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026
  • OpenAI boss Sam Altman made a surprise visit to South Korea, meeting with around 50 Samsung executives.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • On a summer evening on Florida’s west coast, a father dropped his 15-year-old son off for a sleepover.
    — Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
  • On Saturday nights after performing at the opera, all 25 ballet classmates would end up back at a friend’s house for a sleepover.
    — Remy Rippon, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2026

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“Homestay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homestay. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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