housing project

[hou-zing proj-ekt, proj-ikt] / ˈhaʊ zɪŋ ˌprɒdʒ ɛkt, ˌprɒdʒ ɪkt /

NOUN

affordable housing

Synonyms

WEAK

tenement house tenement housing welfare housing

Example Sentences

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One at a housing project, the other at the University of Oxford.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The city disbursements detailed in the housing department’s report include $44 million toward a 100-unit housing project near Crypto.com Arena.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Hempcrete is being used for purposes like insulation, for instance in a housing project underway in Lewes, England.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

In recent years, the city successfully sued the state to recoup millions of dollars in redevelopment agency loan money from a waterfront development and an affordable senior housing project.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

We were living in the housing project then, some government- built apartments for people without a lot of rent money.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson