apartment building
noun
: a building containing separate residential apartments
called also apartment house
Examples of apartment building in a Sentence
We lived in an apartment building for several years before buying a house.
Recent Examples on the Web
The shooting occurred during a party on the rooftop at the Lux, an apartment building on West Johnson Street, about two blocks away from State Street.
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Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 10 June 2024
Police found one teen who suffered multiple gunshot wounds bleeding in the street, and rushed in to the apartment building on Johnson Street, Barnes said.
—Jillian Sykes, CNN, 9 June 2024
Due to Sorokin's house arrest, the event was held on the rooftop of her apartment building.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
Downtown Boise keeps getting taller: A 26-story apartment building here, a seven-story building there.
—Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 5 June 2024
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Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 10 June 2024
Police found one teen who suffered multiple gunshot wounds bleeding in the street, and rushed in to the apartment building on Johnson Street, Barnes said.
—Jillian Sykes, CNN, 9 June 2024
Due to Sorokin's house arrest, the event was held on the rooftop of her apartment building.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
Downtown Boise keeps getting taller: A 26-story apartment building here, a seven-story building there.
—Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 5 June 2024
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“Apartment building.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apartment%20building. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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