1
a
: the castle or house of a medieval king or noble
b
: the chief living room in such a structure
2
: the manor house of a landed proprietor
3
: a large usually imposing building for public or semipublic purposes
4
a(1)
: a building used by a college or university for some special purpose
(2)
b
: a college or a division of a college at some universities
c(1)
: the common dining room of an English college
(2)
: a meal served there
5
a
: the entrance room of a building : lobby
b
: a corridor or passage in a building
6
: a large room for assembly : auditorium
7
: a place used for public entertainment
Examples of hall in a Sentence
The bathroom is down the hall.
Her office is at the end of the hall.
I'll meet you in the front hall.
The front door opens onto a large hall.
We rented a hall for the wedding reception.
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Necks craning to the back of the hall, a hush fell over the small parochial church of Santa María Trinitá on the African island of São Tomé.
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Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
The original structure is a stately white farmhouse, built in the 1740s, that had a Greek Revival center hall added in the 1840s.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 19 Mar. 2026
Inside the building's entry hall, a directory lists numerous hospice agencies that line the long tiled hallways, although the building's owner claims many are no longer there.
—Adam Yamaguchi, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
At the quiet arrivals halls last week, a trickle of passengers emerged off an MEA flight from Istanbul.
—Raf Sanchez, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026
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Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
The original structure is a stately white farmhouse, built in the 1740s, that had a Greek Revival center hall added in the 1840s.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 19 Mar. 2026
Inside the building's entry hall, a directory lists numerous hospice agencies that line the long tiled hallways, although the building's owner claims many are no longer there.
—Adam Yamaguchi, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
At the quiet arrivals halls last week, a trickle of passengers emerged off an MEA flight from Istanbul.
—Raf Sanchez, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hall
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“Hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hall. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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hall
noun1
a
: a large or impressive residence or public building
symphony hall
b
: one of the buildings of a college or university
Science Hall
residence halls
2
a
: the entrance room of a building : lobby
b
: a corridor or passage in a building
3
: a large room for assembly : auditorium
4
: a place used for public entertainment
Biographical Definition
Hall
2 of 6biographical name (2)
Charles Martin 1863–1914 American chemist and manufacturer
Hall
3 of 6biographical name (3)
G(ranville) Stanley 1844–1924 American psychologist and educator
Hall
4 of 6biographical name (4)
James Norman 1887–1951 American novelist
Hall
5 of 6biographical name (5)
Jeffrey C(onnor) 1945– American biologist
Hall
6 of 6biographical name (6)
John L(ewis) 1934– American physicist
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