entrance hall
noun
: a hall located just inside or near an entrance to a building
You can leave your coat in the entrance hall.
Examples of entrance hall in a Sentence
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The entrance hall, library, and living and dining rooms were designed by French decorator Jacques Grange.
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ELLE Decor, 13 July 2023
At the Watershed, the loop and curve of an enormous snake unwinds on a wall in the broad entrance hall.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2023
Initially, he was perturbed by the fact that the front door was not aligned with the center of the entrance hall.
—Ian Phillips, ELLE Decor, 15 May 2023
On one side, reaching all the way up into the main entrance hall, stands a line of men waiting for jobs; on the other side, though not nearly so long a line, are the girls.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 13 Dec. 2021
To remind visitors of its intimate connection with the land, the round entrance hall is made with rammed earth, using soil that comes directly from the site.
—Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 29 Mar. 2023
Each abode has a double-height entrance hall and a custom staircase that leads to a parlor floor—this is similar to how homes were laid out in the 1920s.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2023
Students hang out during lunch in the entrance hall at Premont Collegiate High School, on Feb. 23, 2023 in Premont, Texas.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Mar. 2023
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ELLE Decor, 13 July 2023
At the Watershed, the loop and curve of an enormous snake unwinds on a wall in the broad entrance hall.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2023
Initially, he was perturbed by the fact that the front door was not aligned with the center of the entrance hall.
—Ian Phillips, ELLE Decor, 15 May 2023
On one side, reaching all the way up into the main entrance hall, stands a line of men waiting for jobs; on the other side, though not nearly so long a line, are the girls.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 13 Dec. 2021
To remind visitors of its intimate connection with the land, the round entrance hall is made with rammed earth, using soil that comes directly from the site.
—Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 29 Mar. 2023
Each abode has a double-height entrance hall and a custom staircase that leads to a parlor floor—this is similar to how homes were laid out in the 1920s.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2023
Students hang out during lunch in the entrance hall at Premont Collegiate High School, on Feb. 23, 2023 in Premont, Texas.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Mar. 2023
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“Entrance hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entrance%20hall. Accessed 23 Sep. 2023.
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