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.
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From courthouses to study halls and pulpits to Senate floors, Black leaders have changed the world’s vision about what access to justice looks like in real time.
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Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
This meant that students could not use phones (or smart watches or earbuds) at any point during the school day — not during lunch or study halls or periods of transition from one class to another.
—Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025
The shooting took place inside a study hall filled with students from different grades, Barnes said.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
One of those jobs was as a night janitor at the study halls at KU.
—Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
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Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
This meant that students could not use phones (or smart watches or earbuds) at any point during the school day — not during lunch or study halls or periods of transition from one class to another.
—Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025
The shooting took place inside a study hall filled with students from different grades, Barnes said.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
One of those jobs was as a night janitor at the study halls at KU.
—Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for study hall
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“Study hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/study%20hall. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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