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 New York City, four people, including a child, died Monday afternoon after a fire in a three-story apartment building spread during heavy winds.
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Arkansas Online, 17 Mar. 2026
Over two years after her 5-year-old son fell to his death from the 17th floor of a Kansas City apartment building, a mother has pleaded guilty to an involuntary manslaughter charge in connection with his death.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2026
This disparity between the number of residents and available parking is common for newer apartment buildings coming to La Mesa.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Magen David Adom, Israel’s rescue service, released video showing a large crater in a street and shrapnel damage to an apartment building.
—Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 17 Mar. 2026
Over two years after her 5-year-old son fell to his death from the 17th floor of a Kansas City apartment building, a mother has pleaded guilty to an involuntary manslaughter charge in connection with his death.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2026
This disparity between the number of residents and available parking is common for newer apartment buildings coming to La Mesa.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Magen David Adom, Israel’s rescue service, released video showing a large crater in a street and shrapnel damage to an apartment building.
—Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
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“Apartment building.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apartment%20building. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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