Examples of lodger in a Sentence
the mysterious lodger slept all day and only went out at night
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Record sales were slowing; Dennis’ lodger, Charles Manson, wanted a deal with Brother Records, the band’s own label; and Brian was admitted to a psychiatric hospital.
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Will Ainsley, SPIN, 24 May 2024
Short-term vacation rentals are seeing a spike in both renters and lodgers.
—Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2024
His eccentric upstairs lodger Coco (Rebecca F. Wright) is a COVID denier who’s a bad influence on Bahlul, further vexing Terry.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 23 Jan. 2024
In the summer of 2024 Melville House will release his Devil's Contract: The History of the Faustian Bargain
The Franciscan Sisters of Earling, Iowa took an unusual lodger into their convent in 1928, a 46 year old woman named Emma Schmidt with a history of demonic possession.
—TIME, 28 Oct. 2023
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Will Ainsley, SPIN, 24 May 2024
Short-term vacation rentals are seeing a spike in both renters and lodgers.
—Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2024
His eccentric upstairs lodger Coco (Rebecca F. Wright) is a COVID denier who’s a bad influence on Bahlul, further vexing Terry.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 23 Jan. 2024
In the summer of 2024 Melville House will release his Devil's Contract: The History of the Faustian Bargain
The Franciscan Sisters of Earling, Iowa took an unusual lodger into their convent in 1928, a 46 year old woman named Emma Schmidt with a history of demonic possession.
—TIME, 28 Oct. 2023
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“Lodger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lodger. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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lodger
noun
lodg·er
ˈläj-ər 
: one that lodges
especially
: one that occupies a rented room in another's house
Legal Definition
lodger
noun
lodg·er
ˈlä-jər
: a person who occupies a rented room in another's house
specifically
: a person who by agreement with the owner of a house acquires no property, interest, or possession therein but only the right to occupy a designated room or area that remains in the owner's legal possession
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