Word of the Week #8

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Word of the Week #8

Sojourn

Source: "Dictionary.com" word of the day archive

How it was used: "Yet he is now an accomplished student and speaker of English, a literary editor and television producer, someone who has sojourned in Paris and attended the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa in Iowa City."

Definition: Sojourn

intransitive verb
1. To stay as a temporary resident; To dwell for a time.

noun
1. A temporary stay.

My sentence: When Maria found out that her ex-boyfriend could no longer afford his apartment, she let him sojourn in her house until he got back on his feet.