the Capitol

noun

: the building in which the U.S. Congress meets in Washington, D.C.

Examples of the Capitol in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Hendrix and her group, her three daughters among them, had just come from Juneteenth activities on Belle Isle and planned to head to more celebrations in Royal Oak after the Capitol Park celebration. —

Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2024 The Republican drives a Tesla from his off-the-grid farm in Lewis County, Kentucky, to the Capitol. —

Scott Wartman, The Courier-Journal, 20 June 2024 The comment, reported by Punchbowl News, was confirmed by GOP members in the Capitol Hill meeting. —

Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2024 Crawford pleaded guilty last month to one count of felony civil disorder, four counts of assaulting police and one count of violent and disorderly conduct on the Capitol grounds. —

Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 17 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for the Capitol

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