landlady

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Recent Examples of landlady Lawmakers turn to 'dangerous dog' legislation The white scars that run from Kathleen Culpepper's elbow to her wrist are a permanent reminder of the day she was rushed to emergency surgery after her landlady's dogs mauled her in her front yard in Virginia. Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for landlady 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for landlady
Noun
  • Some landlords are now sharply raising rent, even beyond what temporary price gouging protections allow.
    Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
  • The fact that landlords are not responsible for their tenants’ personal effects may lead some landlords to believe that the decision to purchase renters insurance is the tenant’s business.
    Ryan Barone, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Newsom sent a letter on Friday inviting the incoming president to California to meet with fire victims, survey the devastation in Los Angeles County and join him in thanking first responders.
    Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
  • His teammates and coaches brace for the whistle — after all, by the letter of the NBA rulebook, these are fouls.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The average monthly rent for these matches is $609, but some lessors provide rooms in exchange for services, such as help with yard work, meal preparation, housekeeping and companionship.
    Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2024
  • For the part of its fleet that's leased, the lessor will retain possession and will be free to re-lease to Spirit or another airline, depending on what offers are on the table.
    Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • There is nothing in them that a landowner shouldn’t want.
    Joshua Stein, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Chandler began to resemble a proper community after those landowners came to town, but still had only three wooden buildings: a townsite office, a dining hall and the Morrison Grocery store.
    Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Only in recent years has the musician, who was formerly a perennial renter, begun to buy progressively more lavish residences.
    Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Turo said in a statement Thursday afternoon that the vehicles' renters had valid driver's licenses and clean background checks and that they were honorably discharged from the U.S. military.
    Rob Wile, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025

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“Landlady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landlady. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.

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