drawing room
noun
1
a
: a formal reception room
b
: a private room on a railroad passenger car with three berths and an enclosed toilet
2
: a formal reception
Examples of drawing room in a Sentence
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Shortly before the cameras are scheduled to roll, the interviewer, Emily Maitlis (Gillian Anderson), arrives at a drawing room in Buckingham Palace.
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Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2024
Garden Lodge in Kensington, west London, was home to the Queen front man for 11 years, and boasts features including a Japanese sitting room, a double height drawing room, a bar/library and a music center.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 27 Feb. 2024
The Palace Holds Movie Nights for Its Staff As Maitlis collected her things to leave Buckingham Palace after the interview, the drawing room was being transformed into a movie theater for the staff — and a woman invited her to stay.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
In early 2024, Regent Hong Kong opened Qura Bar, a whimsical establishment with a drawing room, bar, dining lounge, and cigar spaces.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024
Eager for her expensive and refined taste to be immortalized on canvas, Iselin instructed a maid to follow her into the drawing room carrying an armful of her best Parisian frocks.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
The home has eight bedrooms, a grand drawing room with double-height ceilings, and a formal dining room—painted in saffron yellow—which was reportedly the singer’s favorite color.
—Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The ground floor holds all living areas, including the drawing room, dining room, secondary sitting room, study, and kitchen.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2024
Her characters already feel contemporary... and the idea of these vibrant, bright, modern feeling girls arriving like whirlwinds into the fusty, traditional drawing rooms of Victorian London is irresistible.
—Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2024
Garden Lodge in Kensington, west London, was home to the Queen front man for 11 years, and boasts features including a Japanese sitting room, a double height drawing room, a bar/library and a music center.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 27 Feb. 2024
The Palace Holds Movie Nights for Its Staff As Maitlis collected her things to leave Buckingham Palace after the interview, the drawing room was being transformed into a movie theater for the staff — and a woman invited her to stay.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
In early 2024, Regent Hong Kong opened Qura Bar, a whimsical establishment with a drawing room, bar, dining lounge, and cigar spaces.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024
Eager for her expensive and refined taste to be immortalized on canvas, Iselin instructed a maid to follow her into the drawing room carrying an armful of her best Parisian frocks.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
The home has eight bedrooms, a grand drawing room with double-height ceilings, and a formal dining room—painted in saffron yellow—which was reportedly the singer’s favorite color.
—Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The ground floor holds all living areas, including the drawing room, dining room, secondary sitting room, study, and kitchen.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2024
Her characters already feel contemporary... and the idea of these vibrant, bright, modern feeling girls arriving like whirlwinds into the fusty, traditional drawing rooms of Victorian London is irresistible.
—Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
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“Drawing room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drawing%20room. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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