study hall
noun
1
: a room in a school set aside for study
2
: a period in a student's day set aside for study and homework
Examples of study hall in a Sentence
I have study hall next period.
She got in trouble for talking in study hall.
My study hall starts at 11:04.
Recent Examples on the Web
One person in an adjacent room was injured when a bullet went through the wall of the study hall.
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Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
Police said the shooting occurred in a classroom where a study hall was taking place involving students from several grades.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
The shooting happened in a classroom during study hall, the chief said, adding that students in a variety of grade levels were in the room.
—NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
What To Know Officers arrived at the school at around 11 a.m. on Monday in response to a second-grade student's 911 call, Barnes said.
were killed in the shooting at a study hall at the school.
—Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
Police said the shooting occurred in a classroom where a study hall was taking place involving students from several grades.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
The shooting happened in a classroom during study hall, the chief said, adding that students in a variety of grade levels were in the room.
—NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
What To Know Officers arrived at the school at around 11 a.m. on Monday in response to a second-grade student's 911 call, Barnes said.
were killed in the shooting at a study hall at the school.
—Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Study hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/study%20hall. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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