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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In recent days, Israel has hit apartment buildings in Beirut and bombed bridges over the Litani River in Lebanon's south.
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Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026
Two people were hospitalized with injuries sustained when an apartment building caught fire in El Sereno early Sunday morning.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
In recent days, Israel has hit apartment buildings in Beirut and bombed bridges over the Litani River in Lebanon’s south.
—Jon Gambrell, Twin Cities, 23 Mar. 2026
In recent days, Israel has hit many apartment buildings in Beirut and bombed bridges over the Litani River in the Lebanon’s south.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026
Two people were hospitalized with injuries sustained when an apartment building caught fire in El Sereno early Sunday morning.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
In recent days, Israel has hit apartment buildings in Beirut and bombed bridges over the Litani River in Lebanon’s south.
—Jon Gambrell, Twin Cities, 23 Mar. 2026
In recent days, Israel has hit many apartment buildings in Beirut and bombed bridges over the Litani River in the Lebanon’s south.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
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 Mar. 2026.
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