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one who rents a room or apartment in another's house the mysterious lodger slept all day and only went out at night
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Recent Examples of lodger Short-term rental lodgers across the United States may be wasting more than $2.3 billion in food each year, a new study has found. —
Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 10 July 2025 After years of living alone, Rhoda takes in a lodger, but the change unsettles the equilibrium of her home. —Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025 Lucky lodgers enjoy stunning views of not only the River Thames, but also, London Eye, Big Ben and Houses of Parliament. —Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025 The government reported that tourism rose from 60 million overnight stays in 2016 to more than 100 million in 2023, even though the majority of those lodgers are Saudis. —Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for lodger
Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 10 July 2025 After years of living alone, Rhoda takes in a lodger, but the change unsettles the equilibrium of her home. —Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025 Lucky lodgers enjoy stunning views of not only the River Thames, but also, London Eye, Big Ben and Houses of Parliament. —Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025 The government reported that tourism rose from 60 million overnight stays in 2016 to more than 100 million in 2023, even though the majority of those lodgers are Saudis. —Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for lodger
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The lobby and tenant amenity areas were upgraded in 2019, according to real estate tracker CoStar, which lists the property as more than half vacant.— Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
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When Lind offered to let Danielson live on the Robert Gray with him and another tenant, a gardener who worked in San Francisco, Danielson jumped at the chance, and remained there for most of 2018.— Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Lodger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/lodger. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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