front desk
noun
: the desk in a building where visitors are greeted
We checked into the hotel at the front desk.
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These thoughts are interrupted by the soft voice of a librarian, who has arrived at the front desk with a trolley, on top of which are stacked several cardboard boxes.
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Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Space is limited to 30 participants; call 760-643-5288 or sign up at the center’s front desk.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025
All donations are accepted at the Canyon Hills branch and may be dropped in the bin for book donations or given to the library front desk, which will get them to the donations cart.
—Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
At Andaz Miami Beach, check-in doesn’t happen at a front desk here.
—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Space is limited to 30 participants; call 760-643-5288 or sign up at the center’s front desk.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025
All donations are accepted at the Canyon Hills branch and may be dropped in the bin for book donations or given to the library front desk, which will get them to the donations cart.
—Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
At Andaz Miami Beach, check-in doesn’t happen at a front desk here.
—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for front desk
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“Front desk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%20desk. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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