halfway house
noun
1
a
: a place to stop midway on a journey
b
: a halfway place in a progression
2
: a residence for individuals after release from institutionalization (as for mental illness, drug addiction, or criminal activity) that is designed to facilitate their readjustment to private life
Examples of halfway house in a Sentence
The car is the perfect halfway house between a family caravan and luxury sedan.
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More modern sources suggest she was involved with the Minnie Barton Home, a safe haven for women released from jail that also served as a halfway house for young offenders and victims of abuse.
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Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
He was accused of violating his probation twice: once in 2019 for not reporting to a halfway house after his release from federal prison in Central Florida, and again, in 2022, after he was arrested by Orlando police for alleged stalking.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
After serving four years of his sentence, McFarland was released from prison in early 2022 and transferred to a New York halfway house, which he was then released from later that year.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
Morss drove to the D.C. vigil after he was officially released early from his halfway house.
—Jay O'Brien, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2025
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Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
He was accused of violating his probation twice: once in 2019 for not reporting to a halfway house after his release from federal prison in Central Florida, and again, in 2022, after he was arrested by Orlando police for alleged stalking.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
After serving four years of his sentence, McFarland was released from prison in early 2022 and transferred to a New York halfway house, which he was then released from later that year.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
Morss drove to the D.C. vigil after he was officially released early from his halfway house.
—Jay O'Brien, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2025
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halfway house
noun
half·way house
ˈhaf-ˈwā-, ˈhȧf- 
: a center for individuals after institutionalization (as for mental illness or drug addiction) that is designed to facilitate their readjustment to private life
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