White House

noun

-ˌhau̇s 

1

: a residence of the president of the U.S.

2

: the executive department of the U.S. government

Examples of White House in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Hartig defended the institution and clapped back against the July 4 White House report. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026

Trump had entered the ballroom to polite applause, and was thanked for his support by outgoing White House Correspondents’ Association president Weijia Jiang of CBS News. — Jocelyn Noveck, Fortune, 25 July 2026

Pia Dandiya, of Palm Beach Gardens, is a former teacher who founded a school, became a White House Fellow, an executive at Apple. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2026

Friday’s rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner will be smaller and a bit more sober than the gala that was marred by gun violence last April. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

the White House, mansion in Washington, D.C., assigned to the use of the president of the U.S.

First Known Use

1811, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for White House

• boardinghouse
• charterhouse
• clearinghouse
• coffeehouse
• customhouse
• firehouse
• meetinghouse
• motherhouse
• packinghouse
• pilothouse
• powerhouse
• slaughterhouse