entrance hall
noun
: a hall located just inside or near an entrance to a building
You can leave your coat in the entrance hall.
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The stately home’s entrance hall leads into the formal living room, which sports a cast concrete fireplace surrounded by warm wood paneling.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025
Up in Albany, visitors can scan the entrance hall of the State House for a bas-relief portrait of Ginsburg in the sandstone walls — the first face added to the gallery since 1898 and the room’s only Jew.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2025
To get even more bang for your buck, arrive during the daily organ recital, which is performed in the grand entrance hall at 1 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 3 p.m. on Sunday.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 20 Aug. 2025
Consider the entrance hall your opportunity to sweep guests off their feet.
—Mitchell Owens, Architectural Digest, 11 June 2025
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025
Up in Albany, visitors can scan the entrance hall of the State House for a bas-relief portrait of Ginsburg in the sandstone walls — the first face added to the gallery since 1898 and the room’s only Jew.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2025
To get even more bang for your buck, arrive during the daily organ recital, which is performed in the grand entrance hall at 1 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 3 p.m. on Sunday.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 20 Aug. 2025
Consider the entrance hall your opportunity to sweep guests off their feet.
—Mitchell Owens, Architectural Digest, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for entrance hall
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“Entrance hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entrance%20hall. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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