youth hostel

noun

Examples of youth hostel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web After all, youth hostels have been around for over a century. Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024 Lucy Josephs’s online search last year for lodging on the Adriatic coast led her to a youth hostel in Kotor, Montenegro, that stood out for exceptionally high online ratings from thousands of satisfied customers. Harriet Torry, WSJ, 14 Dec. 2023 Eager to follow in Elon’s footsteps, James left South Africa, briefly living a nomadic lifestyle in youth hostels before pursuing a higher education at UC Berkeley (for which Elon paid). Kylie Robison, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2023 On that trip, McNally explored the island by bicycle, sleeping on the beach in Menemsha or in youth hostels. Kate Betts, ELLE Decor, 13 Apr. 2023 That place wasn’t communal the way a lot of youth hostels were. Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2023 This chapter of the saga was made more complicated after a father and son whom Granda knew then sued both him and the Falwells, saying they were promised a stake in the Miami Beach youth hostel the Falwells purchased in exchange for a hand in helping put the business together. Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 24 Aug. 2020 Luxembourg City’s youth hostel, which is just one of more than 3,000 locations within the Hostelling International network, was extensive. Erin Henk, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022 Céline attempts to move on, returning to her old job at a youth hostel. John Hopewell, Variety, 13 Feb. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of youth hostel was in 1929

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“Youth hostel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/youth%20hostel. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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