Thesaurus results for ENTRANCEWAY

entranceway

noun

ˈen-trən(t)s-ˌwā

Definition of entranceway

as in foyer

the entrance room of a building the visitor thoughtfully removed her snow-covered hat and gloves in the entranceway

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Recent Examples of entranceway Then Lennon and Ono headed out to the studio to work on more music, and upon their return home that night, in the entranceway of their building, Mark David Chapman shot John Lennon dead. — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026 For instance, guests waiting to meet Queens Anna and Elsa at A Royal Encounter with Elsa and Anna may notice the portraits in the entranceway are the same ones Anna poses by in the first film. — Eve Chen, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026 Tucked under the arcade at 49 Marktgasse in Bern’s historic city center is an opaque glass entranceway with a small sign identifying it as a branch of UBS Group AG, one of hundreds across Switzerland. — Hugo Miller, Bloomberg, 10 Mar. 2026 There had been few leads in her case until video recovered from the missing woman’s doorbell camera Tuesday showed an armed figure wearing a mask in her home’s entranceway around the time she’s believed to have been abducted. — Brian Niemietz, Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for entranceway

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Noun

Larger groups might be interested in the Grove Lodge, a short walk from the Mountain House, which has six individual rooms and a great foyer that can be booked for one group stay or individually.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2026
In this foyer, everything from the walls to the millwork to the doors and the balusters are saturated in White Dove.

— Heather Bien, Southern Living, 5 July 2026

Definition of foyer

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Though his tail was wagging, the dog immediately bounded down the hallway toward an officer, who fired his service pistol four times, killing the dog.

— Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Finally, at the far end of the hallway, on the opposite side of the home to the living room, is the bedroom.

— Adam Williams July 04, New Atlas, 4 July 2026

Definition of hallway

Noun

The hotel was one of the first to install a lobby DJ booth, and Radiohead hosted their press launches for OK Computer and Kid A here.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2026
Karant’s photographs feature empty hallways, offices, and lobbies, often with an attention to evidence of their past usage.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of lobby

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