public housing

NOUN

affordable housing

Synonyms

WEAK

low-and-middle-income housing low-cost housing market-rate housing public-sector housing

Example Sentences

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She still lives in the same public housing complex where she raised the filmmaker and his siblings as a single mother.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Throughout his career, Edwards remained committed to public art, creating sculptures for universities, public housing projects and museums around the world.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

He wants to increase the number of bike lanes, parks and green walking paths, as well as improve public housing in a capital of 2 million people where rent is often prohibitive.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

For the answer, Chetty and his team looked to a government experiment that started over 30 years ago to demolish and replace rundown public housing projects with housing that had mixed-income levels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

The bus drove down into public housing and after everyone was picked up we headed toward Clark.

From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis