as in hotel
a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests
in the old days, a traveler could spend the night at one of the hostels placed along the coach route
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of hostel
The jet barely reached 625 feet in altitude before descending rapidly and crashing into a hostel for medical students.
—
Shane Croucher
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
There were 242 people on board the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, bound for London, that crashed shortly after takeoff in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, smashing in a fiery blast into a medical college hostel, killing and injuring more people on the ground.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 13 June 2025
Everyone else on board died, and authorities say casualties will likely also include people who were inside a medical college hostel that the plane struck.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 13 June 2025
The death toll includes medical students who were in a college hostel when the plane hit the building, said Vidhi Chaudhary, a top state police officer in the northwestern city.
—Arkansas Online, 13 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for hostel
Shane Croucher
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
There were 242 people on board the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, bound for London, that crashed shortly after takeoff in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, smashing in a fiery blast into a medical college hostel, killing and injuring more people on the ground.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 13 June 2025
Everyone else on board died, and authorities say casualties will likely also include people who were inside a medical college hostel that the plane struck.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 13 June 2025
The death toll includes medical students who were in a college hostel when the plane hit the building, said Vidhi Chaudhary, a top state police officer in the northwestern city.
—Arkansas Online, 13 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for hostel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hostel
Noun
-
The first phase includes the arena, a 225-room hotel, an apartment building with 250 units and 20,000 square feet in retail spaces.—
John Tuohy,
IndyStar,
22 July 2025
-
The North Rim lodge's destruction also means fewer hotel rooms in the park.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
21 July 2025
Noun
-
The tavern will be open to all ages, seatings will be limited to 45 minutes, and adults 21-and-up can enjoy a maximum of two alcoholic beverages.—
Megan duBois,
Southern Living,
14 July 2025
-
Thomas Lord, himself a cricketer, facilitated the move and the new land had a tavern and a wooden pavilion.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Hostel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hostel. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share