1
a
: the castle or house of a medieval king or noble
b
: the chief living room in such a structure
2
: the manor house of a landed proprietor
3
: a large usually imposing building for public or semipublic purposes
4
a(1)
: a building used by a college or university for some special purpose
(2)
b
: a college or a division of a college at some universities
c(1)
: the common dining room of an English college
(2)
: a meal served there
5
a
: the entrance room of a building : lobby
b
: a corridor or passage in a building
6
: a large room for assembly : auditorium
7
: a place used for public entertainment
Examples of hall in a Sentence
The bathroom is down the hall.
Her office is at the end of the hall.
I'll meet you in the front hall.
The front door opens onto a large hall.
We rented a hall for the wedding reception.
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An open stairway to the second floor is detailed as are the walls, which feature shadow boxing that extends up the stairway to the second floor landing and hall.
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There are now works on view at the Frick that have rarely if ever been shown before: a ceiling mural that runs through two halls from 1914, a Bellini that had been hidden on the second floor, a Moroni that was acquired when the Frick was at the Breuer.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
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Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2025
An open stairway to the second floor is detailed as are the walls, which feature shadow boxing that extends up the stairway to the second floor landing and hall.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2025
In the hall of fame of rock & roll stage moves, a backflip is a category all its own.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2025
There are now works on view at the Frick that have rarely if ever been shown before: a ceiling mural that runs through two halls from 1914, a Bellini that had been hidden on the second floor, a Moroni that was acquired when the Frick was at the Breuer.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hall
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“Hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hall. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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hall
noun1
a
: a large or impressive residence or public building
symphony hall
b
: one of the buildings of a college or university
Science Hall
residence halls
2
a
: the entrance room of a building : lobby
b
: a corridor or passage in a building
3
: a large room for assembly : auditorium
4
: a place used for public entertainment
Biographical Definition
Hall
2 of 6biographical name (2)
Charles Martin 1863–1914 American chemist and manufacturer
Hall
3 of 6biographical name (3)
G(ranville) Stanley 1844–1924 American psychologist and educator
Hall
4 of 6biographical name (4)
James Norman 1887–1951 American novelist
Hall
5 of 6biographical name (5)
Jeffrey C(onnor) 1945– American biologist
Hall
6 of 6biographical name (6)
John L(ewis) 1934– American physicist
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