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.
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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
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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
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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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