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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Jonathan PetreExamples 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
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The geese have become particularly aggressive, attacking anyone who tries to enter or exit through the front door of their apartment.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The developer set out to convert the campus into 165 apartments.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2025
And Gachot’s apartment only adds to the lore: decorated in her firm’s warm minimalist style, Robert Rauschenberg lithographs hang alongside Noguchi lamps, Eames swivel chairs, and fuzzy sheepskin throws.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2025
The timing and decision to make the units apartments or condos will depend on market demand, the developers have said.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
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Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The developer set out to convert the campus into 165 apartments.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2025
And Gachot’s apartment only adds to the lore: decorated in her firm’s warm minimalist style, Robert Rauschenberg lithographs hang alongside Noguchi lamps, Eames swivel chairs, and fuzzy sheepskin throws.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2025
The timing and decision to make the units apartments or condos will depend on market demand, the developers have said.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for apartment
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“Apartment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apartment. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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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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