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How do you use Hostelry in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like hostel or inn, plus the exact meaning.

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Hostelry in a sentence

Hostelry meaning

  1. An inn that provides overnight accommodation for travellers (and, originally, their horses).
  2. The art and skill of guest management at a commercial facility such as a hotel, inn, motel, bed and breakfast, or hostel.

Synonyms of Hostelry

hostel inn lodge auberge hotel

Related words

Other words often associated with Hostelry or its synonyms:

edifice gild lodging association home building guild housing club house order dwelling

Using Hostelry

  • The main meaning on this page is: An inn that provides overnight accommodation for travellers (and, originally, their horses). | The art and skill of guest management at a commercial facility such as a hotel, inn, motel, bed and breakfast, or hostel.
  • Useful related words include: hostel, inn, lodge, auberge.
  • In the example corpus, hostelry often appears in combinations such as: the hostelry, hostelry has, hostelry is.

Context around Hostelry

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

roadside 1× haunted 1× historic 1×

Often after:

currently 1× used 1×

Sentence patterns with Hostelry

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and the hostelry has an 1× hunking historic hostelry currently part 1× into a hostelry for english 1× joule s hostelry 1× of the hostelry used to 1× supposedly haunted hostelry is home 1× the hostelry has changed 1× the roadside hostelry is situated 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

food offerings have 1× how many present 1× it is known 1× once owned by 1× the hostelry has 1× the schola saxonum 1×

Common sentence endings:

away from abingdon 1× england football legend 1× it jack says 1× joule s hostelry 1× over the centuries 1× swithun s shrine 1×

Words around Hostelry

Just before it in the word index:

hostelries 6 hostel 287 hosted 4.473 hoste 2 hostcom 3 hostas 6

Just after it in the word index:

hostels 125 hostelworld 2 hosten 3 hoster 5 hosters 2 hostess 104

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Hostelry

  • In this selection, "hostelry" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, roadside, haunted, historic, currently and used stand out and add context to how "hostelry" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the hostelry has an and hunking historic hostelry currently part. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hostelry" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hostelry

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

How many present-day Longtonians recall drinking in the Three Tuns, a one-time Joule’s hostelry? (17 words)

Once owned by pub company Greene King, the roadside hostelry is situated about two miles away from Abingdon. (18 words)

So, does this hunking historic hostelry, currently part of the Shepherd Neame family, maintain the values created over the centuries? (20 words)

Longer example sentences

The Schola Saxonum took its name from the militias of Saxons who served in Rome, but it eventually developed into a hostelry for English visitors to the city. (28 words)

The hostelry has changed names a number of times since then but was re-launched in 2011 and named after the Wolves and England football legend. (26 words)

It is known as the Pilgrims' Hall, as it was part of the hostelry used to accommodate the many pilgrims to Saint Swithun's shrine. (25 words)

Question examples

How many present-day Longtonians recall drinking in the Three Tuns, a one-time Joule’s hostelry? (17 words)

So, does this hunking historic hostelry, currently part of the Shepherd Neame family, maintain the values created over the centuries? (20 words)

Example sentences (8)

Food offerings have been re-started at the pub for lunchtimes and the hostelry has an ‘exciting’ feel to it, Jack says.

Once owned by pub company Greene King, the roadside hostelry is situated about two miles away from Abingdon.

That’s right, this supposedly haunted hostelry is home to a real human hand, smoke-preserved and mummified since the 18th century.

The hostelry has changed names a number of times since then but was re-launched in 2011 and named after the Wolves and England football legend.

How many present-day Longtonians recall drinking in the Three Tuns, a one-time Joule’s hostelry?

So, does this hunking historic hostelry, currently part of the Shepherd Neame family, maintain the values created over the centuries?

It is known as the Pilgrims' Hall, as it was part of the hostelry used to accommodate the many pilgrims to Saint Swithun's shrine.

The Schola Saxonum took its name from the militias of Saxons who served in Rome, but it eventually developed into a hostelry for English visitors to the city.

Common combinations with hostelry

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hostelry" in a sentence?
An example: "Food offerings have been re-started at the pub for lunchtimes and the hostelry has an ‘exciting’ feel to it, Jack says." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "hostelry" from authentic English texts.
What does "hostelry" mean?
Hostelry means: An inn that provides overnight accommodation for travellers (and, originally, their horses).
What are synonyms of "hostelry"?
Common synonyms of "hostelry" include: hostel, inn, lodge, auberge, hotel.
How many example sentences with "hostelry" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "hostelry", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.