apartment building
noun
: a building containing separate residential apartments
called also apartment house
Examples of apartment building in a Sentence
We lived in an apartment building for several years before buying a house.
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The four-alarm fire started at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday in an apartment building on Graham Ave. near Metropolitan Ave.
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2025
Together, the fires destroyed more than 13,000 structures, from single-family homes and apartment buildings to schools and local landmarks.
—Dua Anjum, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2025
The station development will include a 14-story apartment building for seniors and a possible urgent-care center.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
The mural is on the side of an apartment building on Colter Street west of 16th Street.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2025
Together, the fires destroyed more than 13,000 structures, from single-family homes and apartment buildings to schools and local landmarks.
—Dua Anjum, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2025
The station development will include a 14-story apartment building for seniors and a possible urgent-care center.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
The mural is on the side of an apartment building on Colter Street west of 16th Street.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Apartment building.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apartment%20building. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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