halfway house
Example Sentences
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This would be somewhat of a halfway house.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
After his release from jail, Brueckner was taken to a halfway house in Neumuenster, the magazine said.
From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025
The 2007 Second Chance Act allows people to transition from prisons to the community, serving up to the final 12 months of their sentence in a halfway house.
From Slate • Jul. 5, 2025
Her 1997 debut, “Round Rock,” gathers a small group of burnouts in a halfway house in the Santa Bernita Valley as they try to repair the wreckage of their lives.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025
In the United States, gangs have traditionally been a sort of halfway house for recent immigrants.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
