Thesaurus results for PUBLIC HOUSE

public house

noun

as in hotel

a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests took lodging at a public house that had recently been completely renovated

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as in pub

chiefly British a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises visited a public house in London that has been welcoming customers since the time of Charles Dickens

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Recent Examples of public house The Lone Goat This English pub, which draws inspiration from public houses and taverns of London, is on the ground floor of the historic Metropolitan Building in downtown Detroit. —

Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 2025 Dave Cunningham, who opened the Comet, a Gen-X-era public house that helped spark a renaissance in Cincinnati's Northside neighborhood, died suddenly at his home on Tuesday. —

Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Sep. 2025 Beer- and kid-friendly Opening this weekend on the Boise Bench, Chits & Chats essentially is part restaurant, part pub, part neighborhood public house — with a library of games for rent. —

Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2025 For something more relaxed, The Wigmore serves as the hotel’s tavern, styled after a Victorian public house but refined. —

Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for public house

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Canouan Estate, an ultra-luxe collection of three hotels on its namesake isle, has just unveiled a bonkers $2 million buyout of its properties.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2026
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— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026