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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His apartment building on 72nd Street was directly across from Lennon's home in the commanding Gothic complex known as The Dakota. Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 May 2025 The teen was charged with murder, assault and gun possession in connection with the slaying of 34-year-old Christopher Jimenez, who was found with a gunshot wound to the chest in his apartment building near W. 126th St. and Broadway on April 17, police said. Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025 Speaking of the Senate: That chamber on Monday fully passed Senate Bill 20, which seeks to crack down on chronically neglectful landlords by allowing government authorities to temporarily take control of run-down apartment buildings. Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 1 May 2025 Following natural disasters, the Federal Emergency Management Agency often leases apartment buildings to directly house survivors. Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for apartment building

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of apartment building was in 1845

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“Apartment building.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apartment%20building. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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apartment building

noun
: a building containing several individual apartments

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