study hall
nounDefinition of study hall
1 : a room in a school set aside for study
2 : a period in a student's day set aside for study and homework
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This will include the removal of rear classrooms that exist inside former study hall space. — Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com, "Residents hear proposed building changes for Maine South, district-wide referendum plan," 3 May 2018 Llanas and Kurt Neumann first bonded over music in study hall at Waukesha South High School in 1977, and BoDeans started playing Milwaukee clubs in 1983. — Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Sam Llanas' Summerfest show canceled, PR firm cuts ties following molestation accusations," 12 June 2018 Hours in the study hall were replaced with hours on the computer, the monitor facing the public dining room to keep me from clicking on pornography. — Eli Reiter, Washington Post, "I was raised an Orthodox Jew. Then someone from Reddit sent me Stephen Hawking’s book.," 14 Mar. 2018 T wo hours of study hall each evening including homework sent by Laraine's teachers at Fontainebleau capped off the activities. — Rosalyn Eason, NOLA.com, "Alexis Lavarine has a puncher's chance of getting to Tokyo Olympics in 2020," 25 Apr. 2018 Kyle had finished his work in a study hall and was watching friends play chess as the end of the school day neared. — Anne Geggis, Houston Chronicle, "Wounded teen who put cops on trail of Parkland shooter returns to school," 5 Apr. 2018 On an upper floor, students lined the carpeted hallways, like an overnight study hall. — Clarence Williams, Washington Post, "As turmoil continues at Howard University, its president tells students: ‘I am listening to you’," 30 Mar. 2018 Conner plans to reduce reliance on study halls and treat each school as a customer of the central office administrators. — Shawn R. Beals, Courant Community, "Middletown Superintendent's Plan Focuses On Math Scores, Achievement Gap," 5 May 2018 So far this year, that commitment has looked like this: football practice from 7:45 to 10 a.m., classes 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., baseball practice or game in the late afternoon, followed by study hall. — Laken Litman, Indianapolis Star, "Jeff Samardzija's advice to Cole Kmet, the next great dual-sport athlete at Notre Dame," 3 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'study hall.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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