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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Inside, the front door opens to a tall foyer and a grand staircase, with marble floors and a cupola above.
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David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
The stately foyer, adorned with granite, murals and statuary, would be kept intact and open to all.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
There's usually a piano in the foyer.
—Michele Corriston, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Instead, its discreet entrance beckons you into a foyer alight with more than a dozen dangling glass lamps crafted by Barovier & Toso of Murano, and a sketch-like portrait of the actress Monica Vitti by the Franco-Chinese painter Yan Pei-Ming.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
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David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
The stately foyer, adorned with granite, murals and statuary, would be kept intact and open to all.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
There's usually a piano in the foyer.
—Michele Corriston, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Instead, its discreet entrance beckons you into a foyer alight with more than a dozen dangling glass lamps crafted by Barovier & Toso of Murano, and a sketch-like portrait of the actress Monica Vitti by the Franco-Chinese painter Yan Pei-Ming.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
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“Foyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foyer. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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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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