: a place where students live at a college or university
Examples of residence hall in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
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.
Macalester College will open a new 224-bed residence hall powered by geothermal and solar energy in 2027.—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026 Such establishments are expected to be attractive to college students — including those at the University of Connecticut residence hall on Pratt Street that will be occupied for the first time this fall — and younger tenants in downtown apartments.—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026 Police in Cambridge, Massachusetts are looking for a man who is suspected of assaulting a student inside a Harvard University dorm Tuesday, and then entering an MIT residence hall without permission soon after.—Neal Riley, CBS News, 20 May 2026 Just hours earlier, emergency crews responded to a separate call Tuesday evening at the Unit 3 residence hall complex, where a 21-year-old student died after falling from a building.—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for residence hall