apartment building
noun
: a building containing separate residential apartments
called also apartment house
Examples of apartment building in a Sentence
We lived in an apartment building for several years before buying a house.
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Police said officers responded to shootings involving apartment buildings and homes while going door-to-door to ensure residents had not been injured.
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Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
The second phase envisions the development of a five-story, 45-unit apartment building on a section of the site that’s behind the existing hotel, according to city documents.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
Davis said the suspects also fired at apartment buildings.
—S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 18 May 2026
The plans call for the apartment buildings to be constructed much closer to New Park Avenue, in contrast to the cineplex, which is set back from the street.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026
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Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
The second phase envisions the development of a five-story, 45-unit apartment building on a section of the site that’s behind the existing hotel, according to city documents.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
Davis said the suspects also fired at apartment buildings.
—S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 18 May 2026
The plans call for the apartment buildings to be constructed much closer to New Park Avenue, in contrast to the cineplex, which is set back from the street.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for apartment building
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“Apartment building.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apartment%20building. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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