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.
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Thus, Last Rites tries a new trick, with the doll growing in size and chasing Judy down a hallway, in a sequence that is strangely reminiscent of Five Nights At Freddy's. Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 The consignment shop also has a large selection of rugs, including those for smaller spaces, such as powder rooms and hallways. Olivia Lee, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025 Three months ago, manager John Schneider stood in the cavernous hallway outside Yankee Stadium’s road clubhouse. Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025 Based on the 2023 video game, an unnamed protagonist (Kazunari Ninomiya) gets trapped in an endlessly repeating patch of a subway station hallway, only able to get closer to an exit by identifying bizarre and incongruent aberrations in his environment. William Earl, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hallway

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 11 Sep. 2025.

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hallway

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

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