study hall
noun
1
: a room in a school set aside for study
2
: a period in a student's day set aside for study and homework
Examples of study hall in a Sentence
I have study hall next period.
She got in trouble for talking in study hall.
My study hall starts at 11:04.
Recent Examples on the Web
After attending the yeshiva’s 15 minute prayer service, Sohail remained at the school for another hour and a half, speaking to a group of teenage students in their study hall, Teitz, 65, said.
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Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
Vrabel stands at the front of the room before Thursday team meetings and kicks off a quiz-like study hall of the team’s game plan for that week.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
At the October hearing, Delaware’s lawyers also cited the fact that Bruno had missed one treatment session and one study hall as bolstering factors for his scholarship revoking but conceded that these issues were secondary.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Smartphones are also banned during lunch and study hall periods under Hochul's policy, but students can still use phones without internet access, as well as laptops or tablets provided by schools.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
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Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
Vrabel stands at the front of the room before Thursday team meetings and kicks off a quiz-like study hall of the team’s game plan for that week.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
At the October hearing, Delaware’s lawyers also cited the fact that Bruno had missed one treatment session and one study hall as bolstering factors for his scholarship revoking but conceded that these issues were secondary.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Smartphones are also banned during lunch and study hall periods under Hochul's policy, but students can still use phones without internet access, as well as laptops or tablets provided by schools.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for study hall
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“Study hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/study%20hall. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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