auditorium
noun
au·di·to·ri·um
ˌȯ-də-ˈtȯr-ē-əm 
plural auditoriums or auditoria
ˌȯ-də-ˈtȯr-ē-ə
1
: the part of a public building where an audience sits
2
: a room, hall, or building used for public gatherings
Examples of auditorium in a Sentence
will hold the town meeting in the high school auditorium
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Following arguments between officials and protesters, the lawmakers moved to a different room, and police ordered everyone to clear the auditorium.
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Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2025
And then about ten years later, the auditorium was converted to a visitor center.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
Keegan Hoelscher was at an assembly in the auditorium of East High School two years ago when a fellow student shot and injured two deans, a tragic incident that reignited a debate about school safety in Denver and led to big changes, including the reintroduction of school police.
—Melanie Asmar, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2025
The piece opens in silhouette, a single dancer, Garrett Sour, carefully posed as a guttural throat sound booms through the Harris’ cavernous auditorium.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
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Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2025
And then about ten years later, the auditorium was converted to a visitor center.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
Keegan Hoelscher was at an assembly in the auditorium of East High School two years ago when a fellow student shot and injured two deans, a tragic incident that reignited a debate about school safety in Denver and led to big changes, including the reintroduction of school police.
—Melanie Asmar, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2025
The piece opens in silhouette, a single dancer, Garrett Sour, carefully posed as a guttural throat sound booms through the Harris’ cavernous auditorium.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for auditorium
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“Auditorium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auditorium. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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auditorium
noun
au·di·to·ri·um
ˌȯd-ə-ˈtōr-ē-əm
-ˈtȯr-
1
: the part of a public building where an audience sits
2
: a room, hall, or building used for public gatherings
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