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“Hall” or “Haul”

hall / haul are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

hall hh·AO·l

  • nouna large room for gatherings or entertainment.
  • nounEnglish writer whose novel about a lesbian relationship was banned in Britain for many years (1883-1943).
  • nounUnited States child psychologist whose theories of child psychology strongly influenced educational psychology (1844-1924).
  • nounUnited States chemist who developed an economical method of producing aluminum from bauxite (1863-1914).
  • nounUnited States explorer who led three expeditions to the Arctic (1821-1871).
  • nounUnited States astronomer who discovered Phobos and Deimos (the two satellites of Mars) (1829-1907).
  • nouna large building used by a college or university for teaching or research.
  • nouna large building for meetings or entertainment.

haul hh·AO·l

  • verbdraw slowly or heavily.
  • verbtransport in a vehicle.
Usage

Examples in context

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“hall”

  • …ceremony, which was emceed by Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully,…
  • …site of the present town hall) was built in 1684.
  • National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation
  • …a speaker at the Ford Hall Forum in Boston, and spoke…
  • …Market House (now the Town Hall), killing three of its defenders.
  • …opening at Radio City Music Hall after Labor Day.
  • …law school building, the Lewis Hall (now the Sydney Lewis Hall),…
  • …was inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in 1978.
  • The Izumi Hall in the city is a…
  • …cornerstone to the new town hall on 24 July 1924, and…

“haul”

  • Business, Air France's long-haul business class product, is available…
  • …she picked up a four-wicket haul.
  • …in six starts before a haul of 32 points in fourteen…
  • …added to his All-Ireland medal haul.
  • …at Leeds for the long haul.
  • Norwegian Long Haul briefly leased Hi Fly Malta…
  • …stand-out performance, and a final haul of 24 wickets for the
  • …A380 on its intended long haul missions would free only a…
  • The largest haul is during the World Series,…
  • …pilot of self-driving trucks to haul mail across the U.S..

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