Synonyms of hallwaynext
1
: an entrance hall
2

Examples of hallway in a Sentence

Her office is at the end of the hallway. I'll meet you in the front hallway.
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Lopez met with The Club’s HOA board to discuss safety concerns that homeowners said were caused by overcrowded units, such as a shaking elevator that dropped multiple floors and water leaking into hallways. Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026 Colt, now 16, admitted bringing an AR-15-style rifle to school at age 14 and opening fire in a math classroom and hallway. Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 Chiwetel Ejiofor stars as a furniture-store owner who finds himself in the titular liminal space, a haunting maze of hallways and rooms that exists on a physically impossible plane of existence. Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 24 July 2026 The videos, which do not include audio, show Pigram opening a security door to allow officers behind the counter and then apparently trying to push the officers back out in a hallway and attempting to close the door. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for hallway

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of hallway was in 1855

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“Hallway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hallway. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

Kids Definition

1
: an entrance hall
2

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