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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The two brands share nearly everything inside the hotel, with one front desk, common amenities and a joint bank of elevators.
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Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 14 May 2026
Ask the front desk to add a gratuity to your bill.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 May 2026
Faisal and an English-speaking friend waited through the leaden afternoon, inquiring at the front desk every half-hour, monitoring a website that indicates when inmates are released.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 12 May 2026
Two unremarkable-looking middle-aged women came in from the street and approached Eileen at the front desk.
—Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
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Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 14 May 2026
Ask the front desk to add a gratuity to your bill.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 May 2026
Faisal and an English-speaking friend waited through the leaden afternoon, inquiring at the front desk every half-hour, monitoring a website that indicates when inmates are released.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 12 May 2026
Two unremarkable-looking middle-aged women came in from the street and approached Eileen at the front desk.
—Literary Hub, 8 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 18 May. 2026.
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