music hall

noun

: a vaudeville theater
also : vaudeville

Examples of music hall in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web First lady Jill Biden and DJ D-Nice hosted an afterparty at the music hall with 500 guests, the campaign said. Colleen Long, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2024 The resident flamingo’s names read like a music hall of fame—there’s Swift, Legend, Jonas, Slash, Denver, and Diamond to name a few. Brittany Anas, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024 Employees at the music hall, speaking to Russian media, recalled seeing Mr. Fariduni at the concert venue on March 7. Michael Schwirtz, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024 The talk was by turns humorous and serious, ending with all three donning sunglasses in the mostly dark music hall, a nod to the trademark Ray-Ban sunglasses that Biden often wears. Colleen Long, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2024 In 2022, the original barn was turned back into a general admission music hall with original elements like the floors, stage, and sign. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2024 But supporters of the FPC Live music hall dismissed such suggestions, saying Live Nation wouldn't let that happen. Daniel Bice, Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024 By any measure, Shane Smith and the Saints are in the midst of the sort of career-altering breakthrough that launches Texas bar bands into amphitheaters, music halls, and the top lines of festival posters. Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 29 Feb. 2024 For one, Lady Valerie Meux, a banjo-playing music hall singer who married a British baronet, became a social sensation and quirky philanthropist, and was known to drive around London in a carriage pulled by a pair of zebras. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of music hall was in 1842

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“Music hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/music%20hall. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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