foyer
noun
foy·er
ˈfȯi(-ə)r 
ˈfȯi-ˌ(y)ā
ˈfȯi-ˌ(y)ā
also ˈfwä-ˌyā
Examples of foyer in a Sentence
theatergoers crowded the foyer during the play's intermission
leave your muddy boots in the foyer and come into the house
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In the foyer hangs a custom handblown-glass chandelier that weighs 750 pounds and looks like an oddly somber string of balloons.
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Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 15 Sep. 2025
The entry foyer was impressive, high-ceilinged, with a long, curving stairway leading up to the second floor.
—Tom Piazza
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Step inside and the foyer is a showstopper.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Screenshots from an August 24 Instagram video of Beau the golden retriever waiting in the foyer all day.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 15 Sep. 2025
The entry foyer was impressive, high-ceilinged, with a long, curving stairway leading up to the second floor.
—Tom Piazza
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Step inside and the foyer is a showstopper.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Screenshots from an August 24 Instagram video of Beau the golden retriever waiting in the foyer all day.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for foyer
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“Foyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foyer. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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foyer
noun
foy·er
ˈfȯi(-ə)r
ˈfȯi-ˌ(y)ā
ˈfȯi-ˌ(y)ā
1
: a lobby especially in a theater
2
: an entrance hallway : vestibule
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