motel

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Recent Examples of motel The woman panicked and ran to find a friend who lives at the motel. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026 Evidence leads to the mother, her boyfriend FWPD told CBS News Texas that investigators returned to the motel on Monday to review surveillance video. — Briauna Brown, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 For example, hotel and motel prices are up more than 4% over the past year, too, according to CPI data. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026 Damage from Hurricane Isaias WESH 2 News in Orlando reported that a motel in Pensacola had its roof blown off. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for motel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motel
Noun
  • Its 37 rooms are flanked by living room-like communal spaces, a restaurant and a spa drawing from Ottoman hammams and Caucasian palazzos.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Condé Nast Traveler readers also picked the best spa resorts, cruise lines and hotels in the world.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • More retreat than resort, the 17-room lodge leans into its eco-conscious cred, maximizing the natural beauty of the surroundings and bringing those elements indoors to create a fully restorative experience.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The layoffs are limited to the experiences division, which includes Disney’s theme parks, cruise line and Aulani resort and spa in Hawaii.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Upgrade your lodgings by booking a room with a fireplaces or even a covered terrace.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Dylan was reportedly so wasted that the burly Von Schmidt had to carry him back to his lodgings.
    — Sean Wilentz, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Other accommodations here include the Safari tents, which are more minimalist and only feature cozy beds, wood flooring, and wood stoves—the bathrooms for these units are communal and located nearby in the bathhouse.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Jackson Hole's first and only ski-in, ski-out ultra-luxury private club and residences, which opened in January 2026, has five-star amenities, personalized service, and accommodations that rival the swishiest rentals.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • In nearby Rio Grande County, trailers at a campground were surrounded by water.
    — MEAD GRUVER, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The campground here holds the distinction of being the only state park campground in Napa Valley and has 56 tent and RV sites, plus 10 rentable yurts.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The pair had spent the previous night talking for hours after meeting by chance in the elevator of a youth hostel in Munich in May 1998.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • Home to a youth hostel and folk museum, Glencoe is mostly a destination for outdoorspeople looking to kayak, mountain climb, go trekking, or pitch tents.
    — Timothy Latterner, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In the not-too-distant past, the building at the west end of Hart Lane was a former mid-century motor inn that had seen its best days.
    — Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
  • Penny Lane The Lark Hotel Group has taken over a former motor inn that had seen better days.
    — Nancy Kane, Curbed, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • Other than a rebranding from Goodnight Court to Classic Inn, little has changed over the past eight decades at the tourist court.
    — Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
  • No longer a tourist court, the building was reconfigured into a private home.
    — Ray Hanley, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2025

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“Motel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motel. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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