How to Use hostelry in a Sentence

hostelry

noun
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  • In light of the city’s new broader appeal, local hostelry has upped its game considerably.
    — Andrew Ferren, WSJ, 11 Sep. 2018
  • Today, some version of Pisco Punch is served in a number of San Francisco hostelries.
    — Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com, 27 Dec. 2019
  • Both the bar and the hotel are theatrical simulacra of a glamorous Art Deco watering hole and hostelry.
    — Guy Trebay, New York Times, 13 July 2017
  • Cyclists are everywhere: The terrain is mostly flat, there is little traffic, and hostelries cater to riders’ needs.
    — Suzanne Carmick, New York Times, 6 June 2017
  • The transformed hostelry’s second-floor accommodations feature cool hues of white and gray, with live-edge headboards and white subway tile.
    — Valerie Stivers, WSJ, 29 Dec. 2020
  • These properties permit residents to avail themselves of the same pampering high-end amenities enjoyed by guests of the hostelry.
    — Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021
  • In August the government stopped issuing new licences to restaurants and hostelries, supposedly to fight tax evasion.
    — The Economist, 18 Apr. 2018
  • Back in Spain, where the hostelry business had been riding high before the pandemic amid robust growth and record tourism numbers, entrepreneurs face similar tough choices on whether or not to resume operations.
    — Jeannette Neumann, Bloomberg.com, 10 May 2020
  • Michael Willson, a spokesman for the Zachary, said the hostelry began operations on opening day 2018 and has been popular with baseball fans, business travelers and vacationers.
    — Brian E. Clark, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2019
  • Naturally, that aesthetic includes big, welcoming fireplaces, the heart of any New England hostelry.
    — Linda Laban, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2020
  • Over the decades, the saloon has taken on various incarnations — a post office, stage depot and a hostelry — morphing to suit the needs of a developing community along a popular emigrant trail.
    — Gregory Thomas, SFChronicle.com, 29 Jan. 2020
  • Construction is already underway on several smaller hostelries.
    — Phil Diehl, sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 May 2018

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