How to Use room and board in a Sentence

room and board

noun
  • That job paid room and board and about $40 a week.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • And then you’re charged with room and board, food and supplies.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2025
  • The men got room and board and transportation.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Don't count on a free ride, and know that even those may not include room and board.
    — Sara Stanich, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
  • And the cost of college isn't just tuition, plus room and board.
    — Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 22 Nov. 2019
  • This does not include room and board, or other costs such as books.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • And these are just the starting rates (tuition, room and board, fees).
    — Leena Kim, Town & Country, 22 Sep. 2022
  • That’s where a lot of the costs for college are rooted – fees and room and board.
    — Andrew Michaels, Columbia Flier, 12 Sep. 2017
  • Friends stayed for months at a time, urging the Eatons to charge for room and board.
    — Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Students also received a full year of room and board for free.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 27 May 2022
  • The fellows will get free room and board in addition to a stipend.
    — Sarah Hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2019
  • Students will also receive a full year of room and board for free.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2020
  • And Sherwood helped him as a way of paying for his room and board.
    — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The savings plan can be used for either tuition, room and board or both.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Workers no longer have their room and board deducted.
    — Arkansas Online, 13 June 2026
  • Workers no longer have their room and board deducted.
    — ABC News, 11 June 2026
  • Short days on site, nice rental cars, plus room and board — being a hitman doesn’t seem so bad.
    — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Those athletes pay tuition and fees, buy books, and spend money on room and board.
    — Dave Southorn, idahostatesman, 6 Apr. 2018
  • There’s also room and board, books and supplies, and endless fees.
    — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
  • That number includes tuition, room and board and fees.
    — Samuel O'Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Dec. 2025
  • How much will the student have to pay for tuition, fees, room and board, and travel?
    — IEEE Spectrum, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Then again, none of us make the rules or set the prices for college tuition and fees, plus room and board.
    — Robert Farrington, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Choose a cheaper meal plan to save on room and board and to avoid the freshman 15.
    — Mark Kantrowitz, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2021
  • Marjorie agreed to do the job for a flat rate of $160 per day plus room and board.
    — Andy Newman, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2019
  • The award will include tuition, room and board, and books to any state school in Ohio.
    — Alexis Oatman, cleveland, 17 May 2021
  • On-campus room and board will cost her about $4,600 for the fall term.
    — J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 28 July 2024
  • His men, working for $1 a day plus room and board, soon abandoned their jobs to search for gold.
    — Andre Byik, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Workers signed up for six-month stints, making $30 per month, plus room and board.
    — Mary Bergin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2018
  • The host family opens their home to the student and provides free room and board.
    — Claire Goodman, Chron, 27 Oct. 2020
  • Schools could not provide room and board but could give players jobs to work off the costs of their lodging and food.
    — Andy Staples, SI.com, 23 Feb. 2018

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