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.
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Dozens of people also have had to be rescued in Kyiv after Russian drones and debris struck their high-rise apartment buildings.
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Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025
Every room in our three apartment building was a makeshift shelter, housing five to fifteen people, including children.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
The hotel is next to The Residences at Water Square, a 25-story luxury apartment building with nearly 500 units that opened in 2024 and features stunning views of the riverfront and the city.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 21 Oct. 2025
There, officers found the victim just inside an apartment building, suffering from gunshot wounds.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
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Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025
Every room in our three apartment building was a makeshift shelter, housing five to fifteen people, including children.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
The hotel is next to The Residences at Water Square, a 25-story luxury apartment building with nearly 500 units that opened in 2024 and features stunning views of the riverfront and the city.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 21 Oct. 2025
There, officers found the victim just inside an apartment building, suffering from gunshot wounds.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for apartment building
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“Apartment building.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apartment%20building. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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