as in foyer
the entrance room of a building a small entryway to receive visitors

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Recent Examples of entryway Nods to the property’s equestrian roots are sprinkled throughout, including in a large mural in the entryway, alongside the winding staircase. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2025 Officers were called to the grocery store on Silver Lake Road at 11:37 p.m. Sunday on a report of shots fired in the entryway with no one inured. Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 11 Aug. 2025 In the entryway, mauve, brass gold, and heavy woodwork have been replaced with white walls, a subtle light fixture, and a whimsical wall treatment featuring four-leaf clovers, as a tribute to Mary Carol’s Irish mother. Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 1 Aug. 2025 Because of its versatile color scheme and size options, the indoor rug is an excellent choice for a living room, dining room, entryway, or bedroom. Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for entryway
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Noun
  • With this in mind, North created a barrel moment in the foyer with two hidden doors.
    Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Evoking divinity and a potential abode for the kami, or sacred spirits, the colossal site-specific work spans 797 square feet across two walls in the foyer leading to The Shinto Shrine, enshrining the sun goddess, Amaterasu Oomikami, the Japanese sun goddess and a central deity in Shinto mythology.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The black aluminum frame is a lesson in sleek design that’s perfect for a minimalist bedroom or a narrow hallway.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 15 Aug. 2025
  • In the hallways, construction was underway with the sound of grinding and beeping, and the smell of fresh paint.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The incident occurred around 9:30 a.m. at a Montefiore Medical Group building on Central Park Avenue when the SUV careened about 20 feet into the lobby.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The three of us walked down the stairs into the dormitory lobby.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2025

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“Entryway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entryway. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.

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