front desk
noun
: the desk in a building where visitors are greeted
We checked into the hotel at the front desk.
Examples of front desk in a Sentence
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Eventually, a couple of new arrivals roll a suitcase to the front desk, asking to check in early.
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Alina Selyukh, NPR, 13 May 2024
Growing up in Los Angeles, Kim’s dad was a doctor with a small practice, and his mom, Sheena, did everything else as both back office wizard and front desk receptionist.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 10 May 2024
The bowling alley honored those who died by displaying photos of the eight people who lost their lives at Just-In-Time, and bowling pins with the names of the 18 shooting victims behind the front desk.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office announced his surrender in a news release that included video of Sutton's appearance at the front desk of a Tampa-area jail facility.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 1 Apr. 2024
Jill Goddard, 61, and her friend Mary Cates, 52, were paying at the front desk of Pacific Hair & Nails when a Ford Explorer, reportedly driven by their friend Kimberly Langley, 57, crashed into the salon, according to CBS affiliate KMOV-TV and the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP).
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2024
Every few minutes, a new prescription comes clattering down, delivering a bottle full of powerful and effective pills used to treat opioid addiction to a waiting patient at the front desk.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 26 Mar. 2024
This pet-friendly contemporary hotel located at one end of Shelter Island has easy access to a non-swimming private beach for bean bag tossing, sandcastles, and nightly bonfires (ask for a s'mores kit at the front desk).
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2024
But One Medical-specific jobs including front desk staff, office managers, health coaches, behavioral health specialists and a pediatrician were also cut, according to current and former employees.
—Caroline O'Donovan, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
Alina Selyukh, NPR, 13 May 2024
Growing up in Los Angeles, Kim’s dad was a doctor with a small practice, and his mom, Sheena, did everything else as both back office wizard and front desk receptionist.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 10 May 2024
The bowling alley honored those who died by displaying photos of the eight people who lost their lives at Just-In-Time, and bowling pins with the names of the 18 shooting victims behind the front desk.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office announced his surrender in a news release that included video of Sutton's appearance at the front desk of a Tampa-area jail facility.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 1 Apr. 2024
Jill Goddard, 61, and her friend Mary Cates, 52, were paying at the front desk of Pacific Hair & Nails when a Ford Explorer, reportedly driven by their friend Kimberly Langley, 57, crashed into the salon, according to CBS affiliate KMOV-TV and the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP).
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2024
Every few minutes, a new prescription comes clattering down, delivering a bottle full of powerful and effective pills used to treat opioid addiction to a waiting patient at the front desk.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 26 Mar. 2024
This pet-friendly contemporary hotel located at one end of Shelter Island has easy access to a non-swimming private beach for bean bag tossing, sandcastles, and nightly bonfires (ask for a s'mores kit at the front desk).
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2024
But One Medical-specific jobs including front desk staff, office managers, health coaches, behavioral health specialists and a pediatrician were also cut, according to current and former employees.
—Caroline O'Donovan, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
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