as in foyer
the entrance room of a building please leave your wet boots in the vestibule

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Recent Examples of vestibule Photo : Nolasco Studios Double wood and glass doors open into an entry vestibule. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2025 Several safety measures are in place at Nashville schools in the district, including shatter-resistant film or security vestibules at the entrance of a school to prevent someone from coming inside, according to Braisted, who could not comment on the exact security features at Antioch High School. Amanda Musa, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025 Stadium Upgrades While the first Gladiator never required a full entry to the emperor’s box, for the second movie the team built an elaborate grand staircase leading to a vestibule, along with an exterior. Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025 Inside, a small vestibule is followed by a larger foyer with a staircase to the second floor. Angela Serratore, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vestibule
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Noun
  • The foyer leads to the central staircase, laid with a Pierre Frey Palmador runner.
    Laura May Todd, Architectural Digest, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Decorative wallpaper opposite black walls in the foyer allow blue skies to pop at the end of the hall.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Cara and Jacob are asleep on a bench in the hallway when Spencer calls for his aunt.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 Apr. 2025
  • McDaniel recalled seeing students running in the hallway and dropping down to the floor.
    Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Notwithstanding the resurgence of regionalism in international affairs, none of the contributors expect the five American countries to form a coherent Western Hemisphere lobby within the G-20.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
  • That same year, the building's lobby was evacuated after a backpack was left near the entrance of a store, but an all-clear was later issued.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025

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“Vestibule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vestibule. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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