residential
adjective
res·i·den·tial
ˌre-zə-ˈden(t)-shəl 
ˌrez-ˈden(t)-
1
2
: restricted to or occupied by residences
a residential area/street/neighborhood
3
: of or relating to residence or residences
residential customers
residential insurance policies
4
: provided to patients residing in a facility
residential drug treatment
also
: being a facility providing such treatment
a residential treatment center
Examples of residential in a Sentence
The company offers insurance for commercial and residential customers.
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Wendzel, who chairs the House Energy Committee, said in a letter to the commission the project would bring economic benefits and could even lower residential energy costs by adding to the overall base of customers who pay for energy in Michigan.
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Negotiations accelerate on returning items Negotiations on returning the Vatican items accelerated after Pope Francis in 2022 met with Indigenous leaders who had traveled to the Vatican to receive his apology for the church's role in running Canada's disastrous residential schools.
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Also on site is One North Breakers Row, a cluster of 79 seafront apartments available for residential lease.
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The penthouses span the 28th and 29th floors of the fluidly curvaceous tower and are the most ambitious and pure expression of the brand’s entry into residential design.
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Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 15 Nov. 2025
Negotiations accelerate on returning items Negotiations on returning the Vatican items accelerated after Pope Francis in 2022 met with Indigenous leaders who had traveled to the Vatican to receive his apology for the church's role in running Canada's disastrous residential schools.
—NPR, 15 Nov. 2025
Also on site is One North Breakers Row, a cluster of 79 seafront apartments available for residential lease.
—David Shaftel, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2025
The penthouses span the 28th and 29th floors of the fluidly curvaceous tower and are the most ambitious and pure expression of the brand’s entry into residential design.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for residential
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“Residential.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/residential. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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residential
adjective
res·i·den·tial
ˌrez(-ə)-ˈden-chəl
1
: used as a residence or by residents
a residential hotel
2
: suitable for or containing residences
a residential neighborhood
3
: of or relating to residence or residences
4
: provided to patients staying in a facility
residential treatment
Medical Definition
residential
adjective
res·i·den·tial
ˌrez(-ə)-ˈden-chəl
: provided to patients residing in a facility
residential drug treatment
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