study hall
noun
1
: a room in a school set aside for study
2
: a period in a student's day set aside for study and homework
Examples of study hall in a Sentence
I have study hall next period.
She got in trouble for talking in study hall.
My study hall starts at 11:04.
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As a teenager, Cody noticed a girl named Rebecca during study hall and, according to Davis, winked at her from across the room.
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Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Students were randomly assigned to one of three groups during their study hall periods.
—Supreet Kaur, Scientific American, 10 June 2026
There are also Rattner lithographs in the entry to the social hall and in the Beit Midrash, or study hall, according to the synagogue website.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
The School Board had initially agreed to save $35 million by eliminating traditional block periods and study halls, while limiting the ability of teachers to make extra money by teaching more classes than their normal load.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
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Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Students were randomly assigned to one of three groups during their study hall periods.
—Supreet Kaur, Scientific American, 10 June 2026
There are also Rattner lithographs in the entry to the social hall and in the Beit Midrash, or study hall, according to the synagogue website.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
The School Board had initially agreed to save $35 million by eliminating traditional block periods and study halls, while limiting the ability of teachers to make extra money by teaching more classes than their normal load.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for study hall
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“Study hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/study%20hall. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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