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as in lobby
a centrally located room in a building that serves as a gathering or waiting area or as a passageway into the interior
theatergoers crowded the foyer during the play's intermission
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Recent Examples of foyer
The home has an entrance foyer, kitchen island, pantry, walk-in attic and walk-in closets.
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Joe Marusak
june 16,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
Inside, the front door opens to a tall foyer and a grand staircase, with marble floors and a cupola above.
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David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
The stately foyer, adorned with granite, murals and statuary, would be kept intact and open to all.
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Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
There's usually a piano in the foyer.
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Michele Corriston,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for foyer
Joe Marusak
june 16,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
Inside, the front door opens to a tall foyer and a grand staircase, with marble floors and a cupola above.
—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
The stately foyer, adorned with granite, murals and statuary, would be kept intact and open to all.
—
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
There's usually a piano in the foyer.
—
Michele Corriston,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for foyer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foyer
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After more than two hours of waiting, several dozen fans break into cheers as players finally file through the lobby.
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When completed, Sojourner Place at Park will become an apartment residence with a proper lobby, elevators and some commercial retail space.
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The El Cajon detective who edited the video said the man did that several times, lingering between the office hallway and the alley parking lot.
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Players can make choices — answer the call from Claire (Sink), go out into the hallway, try and get in touch with your superintendent to figure out what’s going on — and depending on those decisions, the game will play out differently.
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“Foyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foyer. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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