How to Use city hall in a Sentence

city hall

noun
  • But the lights were still on in city hall.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The new city hall is not part of the downtown project.
    — Joe Panella, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Many of the protests have been around a downtown park and city hall.
    — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 21 Sep. 2020
  • After-hours, use the drop box next to the front door of city hall.
    — cleveland, 27 Feb. 2022
  • The sunset gave the protest a glow of blue and red from the city hall lights.
    — Michael McDaniel, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2021
  • Perfect for a city hall moment in the spring.
    — Vogue, 6 Mar. 2026
  • People can also use the dropoff box on the east side of city hall.
    — Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2020
  • Hicks has been something of a lightning rod at city hall for years.
    — Scott Carroll, oregonlive, 2 Apr. 2021
  • The students stopped across the street from the city hall building.
    — Shannon Rae Green, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Today, the reward might be city hall.
    — Louis Staples, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
  • Check with your local city hall to make sure when trash pickup will be.
    — Cameron Fields, cleveland, 2 July 2021
  • People can also use the drop-off box on the east side of city hall.
    — Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Oct. 2020
  • The peaceful protest ended when the group made its way back to city hall.
    — Michael McDaniel, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2021
  • For some chefs, the heat from city hall has driven cheesecake out of the kitchen.
    — Chieko Tsuneoka, WSJ, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Video from the scene showed that about half of the city hall collapsed in a pile of rubble.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Sep. 2017
  • The family’s words and emotions led to a march around city hall.
    — Michael McDaniel, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2021
  • Sherman could provide the swing vote but his time at city hall is running out.
    — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2020
  • Lubesnik’s boss is one of those suits who hates loose cannons and talks about city hall being on his back.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The portion of 20th Street in front of city hall will be blocked all day.
    — Shauna Stuart | [email protected], al, 2 July 2023
  • Does the company pull permits at city hall?
    — Dave Lieber, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • In the past, residents had to make time to pay in person at city hall, but not any more.
    — cleveland, 25 Sep. 2020
  • The local city hall was also built in this style, as was the high school, Rech said.
    — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
  • Activists held a rally about eight blocks from the clinic that stands across the street from city hall.
    — Nicole Chavez, CNN, 11 Oct. 2021
  • For nearly an hour, the two groups stayed near city hall, chanting, singing and holding signs.
    — Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Oct. 2020
  • In the city park, right across from city hall, all these people came out—high school friends, some of my teachers.
    — Judy Berman, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
  • This in itself is a good thing, to keep watch on the legislature and city hall.
    — Subramaniam Vincent, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
  • But discussion about the arrests has spread beyond the walls of city hall.
    — Matt Degrood, Houston Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • Our city hall reception desk is not up to current standards.
    — Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The politician is seeking to return to city hall in this year’s election.
    — Author: Mary Beth Sheridan, Anchorage Daily News, 3 June 2021

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