White House

noun

-ˌhau̇s 

1

: a residence of the president of the U.S.

2

: the executive department of the U.S. government

Examples of White House in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Though White House officials indicated those checks could land in 2026, rumors and talk of a 2025 stimulus payment continue to circulate on unverified websites and social media posts. —Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 29 Nov. 2025

Trump has previously mocked Biden for using an autopen, even replacing a White House portrait of the 46th president with a picture of the device. —Ben Adler, USA Today, 29 Nov. 2025

Kevin Hassett, former White House economist and current head of the National Economic Council, was now viewed as the leading contender. —Benzinga, Freep.com, 29 Nov. 2025

The 79-year-old former reality star was speaking with the press at his Mar-a-Lago home on Thanksgiving Day when CBS News White House correspondent Nancy Cordes asked him about the incident, which killed one National Guard member and injured a second. —Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

the White House, mansion in Washington, D.C., assigned to the use of the president of the U.S.

First Known Use

1811, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for White House

• boardinghouse
• charterhouse
• clearinghouse
• coffeehouse
• customhouse
• firehouse
• meetinghouse
• motherhouse
• packinghouse
• pilothouse
• powerhouse
• slaughterhouse