hall of residence
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Dozens of students were evacuated from their halls of residence because of a fire that started in a kitchen.
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Having done his best to form friendships within his halls of residence, he reluctantly signed up for accommodation with four others rather than risk finding himself with no house and no-one to share it with.
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She was also heavily involved in a campaign to stop the University of Derby turning its now empty 274-room hall of residence in the town into dispersal accommodation for asylum seekers.
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Students are exempt from council tax if they live alone, in a halls of residence or solely with other students.
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He stayed in university halls of residence for five months, but the pandemic temporarily closed them down and forced him to complete his studies back at home.
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