BOARDINGHOUSE in a Sentence

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1. Jurgis got himself a place in a boardinghouse with some congenial friends.
2. This was one dollar a week, and for four more he got his food in a boardinghouse near his work.
3. The main house was originally the home of Tombstone's first bank manager, while the guest rooms are in an old boardinghouse.

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 Meanings and Examples of BOARDINGHOUSE
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boardinghouse
 n.  private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests
Classic Sentence:
1  This was one dollar a week, and for four more he got his food in a boardinghouse near his work.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 23
2  Then he went to his landlady, who had rented his place and had no other for him; and then to his boardinghouse keeper, who looked him over and questioned him.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 23
3  Jurgis got himself a place in a boardinghouse with some congenial friends.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 26
Example Sentence:
1  The main house was originally the home of Tombstone's first bank manager, while the guest rooms are in an old boardinghouse.