: an establishment which provides lodging and parking and in which the rooms are usually accessible from an outdoor parking area
Examples of motel in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Available rooms were few and far between at hotels, motels and short-term rentals in coastal hotspots like Santa Cruz.
—
Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 3 July 2024
Many were moved into hotels, motels and other forms of interim housing as part of the mayor’s Inside Safe initiative.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
An Ohio man was arrested after officials say his 7-year-old son was fatally shot inside a motel room.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2024
In her crummy motel room, now lavishly decorated into a beautiful pink space scented with tonka beans, the narrator turns off all the lights and dances with Davey.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 21 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for motel 
Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 3 July 2024
Many were moved into hotels, motels and other forms of interim housing as part of the mayor’s Inside Safe initiative.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
An Ohio man was arrested after officials say his 7-year-old son was fatally shot inside a motel room.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2024
In her crummy motel room, now lavishly decorated into a beautiful pink space scented with tonka beans, the narrator turns off all the lights and dances with Davey.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 21 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for motel
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'motel.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near motel
Cite this Entry
“Motel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motel. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
motel
noun
mo·tel
mō-ˈtel 
: a building or group of buildings which provide lodgings and in which the rooms are usually reached directly from an outdoor parking lot
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share