hallway

noun

hall·​way ˈhȯl-ˌwā How to pronounce hallway (audio)
1
: an entrance hall
2

Examples of hallway in a Sentence

Her office is at the end of the hallway. I'll meet you in the front hallway.
Recent Examples on the Web Then, after one particularly intense nightmare involving confessional booths, endless hallways and grasping hands, Cecilia goes to the infirmary. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2024 While Sweeney tackles Cecilia’s journey, her longtime collaborator Mohan directs the ever-loving hell out of Lobel’s script, drenching every frame in color, light and shadow, sending cinematographer Elisha Christian’s camera swooping around the characters, into coffins and down dark hallways. Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024 The massage parlor owner returned to the room where the client was located, before going back into the hallway and allegedly hitting the victim, according to the footage. Emma Colton, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2024 Black and Latino students are still disproportionately subjected to harsh forms of discipline: silent hallways, isolation closets, even physical restraint. Dana Goldstein, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024 Flooding and intermittent heat in hallways are among the biggest complaints. Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2024 Her exit from our relationship nonsensically involved the flinging, by her, of various articles into the hallway. Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024 Giamatti had started walking across a nondescript hallway to the winners’ press room. Jake Kring-Schreifels, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024 On a dusty Monday afternoon, the hallways of the Kourtrajmé film school buzz with nervous chatter and excitement. Ayen Deng Bior, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of hallway was in 1876

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“Hallway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hallway. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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hallway

noun
hall·​way ˈhȯl-ˌwā How to pronounce hallway (audio)
1
: an entrance hall
2

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