landlady

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Recent Examples on the Web Mike Leigh regular Ruth Sheen, who turns up here as young Kristofer’s nosy London landlady. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 June 2024 On May 23, a landlady in Newbury, Mass., glanced at her morning paper and realized, to her horror, that a man who had rented a room in her home was a dangerous fugitive. Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 4 May 2024 Any production of this show has the potential to become the story not of its young leads but of the heartbreaking romance between Cliff’s landlady, Fraulein Schneider, and the sweet-natured old fruit vendor who loves her, Herr Schultz. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2024 Then his landlady’s daughter had a baby at the new hospital in Gardner and Robert met a nurse who had just been hired there – Donna. USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for landlady 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for landlady
Noun
  • Ricardo divided society into three rivalrous classes—landlords, capitalists, and workers—and showed how the landlords were able to take the lion’s share of the economic surplus by virtue of owning, and charging rent on, a scarce and valuable resource: land.
    John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Like many office landlords who borrowed before the pandemic, Trump now has a building that is worth less than its mortgage balance on paper.
    Paula Aceves, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The best way to clean will often be indicated with a letter.
    Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In her November 2024 letter, editor in chief Jamila Robinson reflects on how to make the holiday meaningful.
    Jamila Robinson, Bon Appétit, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • In these cases, the Executor often negotiates an early termination with the lessor. 3.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Insurance companies argue that lessors should have done more to repossess the planes from Russia–and that the U.S. is in a de facto war with Russia, which would void some claims.
    Alan Murray, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
Noun
  • Private landowners were also in the mix, bringing the risk of suburban development to the viewshed.
    Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Prominent landowner Andrew Jackson, who possesses thousands of acres of critical habitat, is part of the effort.
    Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Opponents say the burden will unfairly shift onto new homeowners, renters and other property holders.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Advertisement If a guest is injured on your property, the personal liability coverage in most homeowners or renters insurance policies will pay for up to $500,000 in claims per person injured.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024

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“Landlady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landlady. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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