the House
noun
: the larger part of the U.S. Congress or of the Parliament of Australia or New Zealand : the House of Representatives
Examples of the House in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The Senate preferred $30 million while the House didn’t want to fund the program that seeks to boost cancer research, but the chambers settled on $20 million on Sunday evening.
—
Gray Rohrer, Miami Herald, 25 May 2026
In a statement to the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health in 2025, during a hearing on modernizing American health care, Tingle described some early results.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 25 May 2026
Democratic state lawmakers in the Minnesota Senate passed a $100 million loan program to support affected businesses, but the House — split evenly along party lines — never voted on the legislation.
—Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
The co-chairs of the House Problem Solvers Caucus introduced bill to block it.
—Ford McCracken, ABC News, 24 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for the House
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.
Gray Rohrer, Miami Herald, 25 May 2026
In a statement to the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health in 2025, during a hearing on modernizing American health care, Tingle described some early results.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 25 May 2026
Democratic state lawmakers in the Minnesota Senate passed a $100 million loan program to support affected businesses, but the House — split evenly along party lines — never voted on the legislation.
—Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
The co-chairs of the House Problem Solvers Caucus introduced bill to block it.
—Ford McCracken, ABC News, 24 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for the House
Cite this Entry
“The House.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20House. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
