apartment
noun
apart·ment
ə-ˈpärt-mənt 
plural apartments
1
: a room or set of rooms fitted especially with housekeeping facilities and usually leased as a dwelling
2
: a building containing several individual apartments
3
British
: a large and impressive room or set of rooms
—usually plural
Assured that the Queen and Prince Philip had retired to bed, Mr Hillyard tried to pass through the Royal apartments as the train left Aberdeen on its journey to London.—
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Examples of apartment in a Sentence
We lived in an apartment for several years before buying a house.
a spacious six-room apartment that occupies the entire upper floor of a two-family house
Recent Examples on the Web
Washington told commissioners the increase is needed because plans being submitted, especially by apartment complexes, are increasingly complex.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Apr. 2024
Deputy District Attorney Chris Lindberg told jurors that Contreras fired 16 shots from a rifle while at the front door of the Bancroft Street apartment.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2024
Records show the apartment was first listed in 2022 for $12 million.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2024
One night, two parents, out of options, infiltrate a top-level dealer and pimp’s apartment complex to rescue their teenage daughter.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 24 Apr. 2024
Three other children were in the apartment at the time of the shooting — a 6-year-old girl and 6-month-old twins.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2024
Station 16 Apartments, located near the Millbrae BART station, landed financing to replace a previous construction loan for the apartment complex, according to Republic Urban Properties, the developer of the residences.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024
Lisa Rinna is leaving the door open to revisit a very famous apartment complex.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024
Murphy offered her the sketch, which Rosenberg keeps among her own sketches in her New York apartment.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2024
Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Apr. 2024
Deputy District Attorney Chris Lindberg told jurors that Contreras fired 16 shots from a rifle while at the front door of the Bancroft Street apartment.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2024
Records show the apartment was first listed in 2022 for $12 million.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2024
One night, two parents, out of options, infiltrate a top-level dealer and pimp’s apartment complex to rescue their teenage daughter.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 24 Apr. 2024
Three other children were in the apartment at the time of the shooting — a 6-year-old girl and 6-month-old twins.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2024
Station 16 Apartments, located near the Millbrae BART station, landed financing to replace a previous construction loan for the apartment complex, according to Republic Urban Properties, the developer of the residences.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024
Lisa Rinna is leaving the door open to revisit a very famous apartment complex.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024
Murphy offered her the sketch, which Rosenberg keeps among her own sketches in her New York apartment.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2024
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“Apartment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apartment. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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apartment
noun
apart·ment
ə-ˈpärt-mənt
1
: a room or set of rooms used as a dwelling
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