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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Some of the drop-off locations were strikingly similar—luxury apartment buildings whose vast lobbies were tributes to beige and camel, each housing a blocky reception desk manned by a burly fellow with a fastidious beard.
—
Henry Alford, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
The victim was shot on the fourth floor of an apartment building on Harrison Ave.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
Courier lockers—commonly used in apartment buildings, offices and parcel collection hubs—typically rely on drivers selecting an appropriately sized compartment for each delivery.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
On the large apartment buildings that shadow the once-quaint Green Street, Koester has a less favorable opinion.
—Aidan Sadovi, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for apartment building
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Henry Alford, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
The victim was shot on the fourth floor of an apartment building on Harrison Ave.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
Courier lockers—commonly used in apartment buildings, offices and parcel collection hubs—typically rely on drivers selecting an appropriately sized compartment for each delivery.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
On the large apartment buildings that shadow the once-quaint Green Street, Koester has a less favorable opinion.
—Aidan Sadovi, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for apartment building
Cite this Entry
“Apartment building.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apartment%20building. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
