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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Pick up your copy of the manga at the front desk.
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Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
And the front desk can move on.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Talia Ortiz, who works the front desk, is also a student who attends programming at Athletics and Beyond.
—Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Most guests instinctively head to the larger front desk near the main valet and self-parking entrance, which means Thursday and Friday arrivals can turn into a wall of long lines by early afternoon.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 May 2026
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Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
And the front desk can move on.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Talia Ortiz, who works the front desk, is also a student who attends programming at Athletics and Beyond.
—Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Most guests instinctively head to the larger front desk near the main valet and self-parking entrance, which means Thursday and Friday arrivals can turn into a wall of long lines by early afternoon.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 May 2026
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 5 Jun. 2026.
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