hallway

noun

hall·​way ˈhȯl-ˌwā How to pronounce hallway (audio)
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.
Recent Examples on the Web But the trance-inducing recording of an anonymous basement hallway also marked a new investigation into how images could be created and transformed with more aggressive, optical effects. Erik Morse, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2024 As the minutes dragged on Monday, during and after Trump's hallway speech, Bragg and his team of prosecutors try to escape through a side door typically used by courtroom staff. Graham Kates, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2024 In the narrow hallway next to the stairs, one of the must-see items is a uniform jacket of a lesbian Army medic who was stationed in Vietnam. Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 23 Apr. 2024 Others decorate hallways, the kitchen and the dining room of his home in Varese, Italy. Chantel Tattoli, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2024 As the courtroom emptied out, Lopez sat on one of the wooden benches that line the courthouse hallway. Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024 Nike transformed the Brongniart’s classical colonnades and high halls into a veritable bustling termite’s nest, with Nike staff and media alike wandering through warrens of showrooms, interview rooms, and hallways. Adrienne So, WIRED, 17 Apr. 2024 Clergy use this shadowy hallway during services to scurry from one side of the church to the other. John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024 On the 11th floor, employees and council members chatted quietly in the hallways as the demonstration went on. Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of hallway was in 1876

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“Hallway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hallway. Accessed 1 May. 2024.

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hallway

noun
hall·​way ˈhȯl-ˌwā How to pronounce hallway (audio)
1
: an entrance hall
2

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