How to Use city hall in a Sentence

city hall

noun
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  • The sunset gave the protest a glow of blue and red from the city hall lights.
    — Michael McDaniel, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2021
  • After-hours, use the drop box next to the front door of city hall.
    — cleveland, 27 Feb. 2022
  • The portion of 20th Street in front of city hall will be blocked all day.
    — Shauna Stuart | Sstuart@al.com, al, 2 July 2023
  • The students stopped across the street from the city hall building.
    — Shannon Rae Green, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Dana Afana is the Detroit city hall reporter for the Free Press.
    — Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2022
  • The mayor, Yuriy Bova, wanted to show me the city hall.
    — Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 2 May 2022
  • For some chefs, the heat from city hall has driven cheesecake out of the kitchen.
    — Chieko Tsuneoka, WSJ, 29 Apr. 2021
  • The property lies due north of the building that held the city hall of Bethel Heights.
    — Laurinda Joenks, Arkansas Online, 28 Dec. 2021
  • The shop is only a short drive from the old city hall, the white office building where Mr. Shaw fought.
    — Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 June 2023
  • On Thursday, the city of San Jose honored the team by raising the Quakes’ flag at city hall.
    — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
  • On March 3rd, a group of Ukrainian soldiers raised the country’s flag in front of city hall.
    — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022
  • The city's main fire station and city hall were demolished by the storm, O'Nan said.
    — Tori B. Powell, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2021
  • The family’s words and emotions led to a march around city hall.
    — Michael McDaniel, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2021
  • Hicks has been something of a lightning rod at city hall for years.
    — Scott Carroll, oregonlive, 2 Apr. 2021
  • The police dragged Colvin off the bus, then slapped handcuffs on her and drove her to the local jail at city hall.
    — Brian Lyman, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2021
  • This year, the neighborhood city hall provides a small grandstand on one side of the court.
    — Catherine Porter James Hill, New York Times, 25 July 2023
  • This in itself is a good thing, to keep watch on the legislature and city hall.
    — Subramaniam Vincent, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
  • That means everything from schools to DMV offices to courts and city halls will be shut down for the day.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Activists held a rally about eight blocks from the clinic that stands across the street from city hall.
    — Nicole Chavez, CNN, 11 Oct. 2021
  • Images from the scene showed a bullet-riddled city hall.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Check with your local city hall to make sure when trash pickup will be.
    — Cameron Fields, cleveland, 2 July 2021
  • Images of Goyang-goyang-yi even appear in the city hall's lobby.
    — Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 4 June 2021
  • Then, starting on the steps of city hall in San Francisco on May 1, Wardian hit the road.
    — Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 1 July 2022
  • The woman walked away, towards the city hall lot, to defuse the situation, but the man followed.
    — cleveland, 14 June 2022
  • The politician is seeking to return to city hall in this year’s election.
    — Author: Mary Beth Sheridan, Anchorage Daily News, 3 June 2021
  • Two shops selling vapes were located on the city’s bustling main street, less than a block from city hall.
    — Nicholas Florko, STAT, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The city was flooded with angry calls and protesters camped out in front of city hall.
    — Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2021
  • And that that’s just one component of his plan to modernize city hall.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 14 Apr. 2022
  • During the meeting, Sharpe and Norman spoke in city hall for about 10 minutes.
    — David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2024
  • At a city hall hearing on Ortiz’s proposal to close the firehouse, Hen delivers another impassioned speech (this really is a great episode for Hinds!).
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2024

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