halfway house
noun
1
a
: a place to stop midway on a journey
b
: a halfway place in a progression
2
: a residence for individuals after release from institutionalization (as for mental illness, drug addiction, or criminal activity) that is designed to facilitate their readjustment to private life
Examples of halfway house in a Sentence
The car is the perfect halfway house between a family caravan and luxury sedan.
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The federal Bureau of Prisons website said he was released to a halfway house in early 2024 and released from federal custody on Oct. 25, 2024.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
Having completed 27 of those months, he was released early to a halfway house in May 2023.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
On Monday, Todd was in a prison in Kentucky, one was in a prison in North Carolina, two were in Illinois and one was in a halfway house in Kansas City, according to online prison records.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025
He was sentenced to 41 months in prison in November of that year, and was sent to a halfway house about a year and a half later.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
Having completed 27 of those months, he was released early to a halfway house in May 2023.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
On Monday, Todd was in a prison in Kentucky, one was in a prison in North Carolina, two were in Illinois and one was in a halfway house in Kansas City, according to online prison records.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025
He was sentenced to 41 months in prison in November of that year, and was sent to a halfway house about a year and a half later.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
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halfway house
noun
half·way house
ˈhaf-ˈwā-, ˈhȧf- 
: a center for individuals after institutionalization (as for mental illness or drug addiction) that is designed to facilitate their readjustment to private life
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