Examples of statehouse in a Sentence
a field trip to the statehouse to see the legislature in session
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With a handful of additional wobbles in congressional and statehouse races among some 150 GOP endorsements by Abbott — and many of Tuesday’s victories occurring in uncontested primaries — election night was a mixed bag for the three-term governor.
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Karen Brooks Harper
austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
Both sides said the legislative process is messy, and that eleventh-hour amendment fights are inevitable in a statehouse where more than 900 bills were passed and close to 800 signed into law last year.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Late last month, Indiana lawmakers took another step toward potentially luring the Bears across the border after a statehouse committee approved a plan to create an agency that would build a new stadium for the team.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Democrats likely have the structural advantage in the region because the parties has long held many county and statehouse races.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
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Karen Brooks Harper
austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
Both sides said the legislative process is messy, and that eleventh-hour amendment fights are inevitable in a statehouse where more than 900 bills were passed and close to 800 signed into law last year.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Late last month, Indiana lawmakers took another step toward potentially luring the Bears across the border after a statehouse committee approved a plan to create an agency that would build a new stadium for the team.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Democrats likely have the structural advantage in the region because the parties has long held many county and statehouse races.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Statehouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statehouse. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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statehouse
noun
state·house
ˈstāt-ˌhau̇s 
: the building in which a state legislature meets
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