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

Grenell, who did not respond to a request for comment, was the highest-ranking openly gay member of a GOP White House administration. —Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024

Four months into his presidency, a White House official told USA TODAY that many of Biden’s verbal slip-ups had been overblown by the media and had actually proved to be one of his biggest political assets. —Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024

Rather than doing a victory lap, Biden on Thursday was preparing for a high-stakes news conference in front of a ravenous White House press corps that focused their questions almost entirely on his fitness to lead. —Allison Morrow, CNN, 12 July 2024

The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday subpoenaed three White House aides who had been previously shielded from testifying about Biden's handling of classified documents. —Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 12 July 2024

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