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 The big addition is a new wing with a gymnasium, three classrooms and a vestibule. Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025 Foreman and his accomplices fired a number of gunshots at four people standing in an apartment building vestibule in Dorchester. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2025 The tent is extra-tall and has a large vestibule for storing gear or to use as a seating area. Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2025 When Thelma pushed open the door to the vestibule, Harold was slumped against the shooter, struggling and trying not to fall. Joshua Sharpe august 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vestibule
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Noun
  • Before Potter signed a two-and-a-half-year contract to manage West Ham in January, a picture leaked online of him meeting their then technical director Tim Steidten in the foyer of a hotel.
    Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The motor court, which appears to float above the entrance to the subterranean garage, leads to the double-height foyer with ebony polished concrete floors and a floating staircase set against a wall of glass.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Surveillance footage from inside the car wash, reviewed by McClatchy News, shows a masked agent wearing a helmet racing down a hallway as Shouhed approaches him.
    Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Williams, 43, took to social media with a video of the decor, a vase holding a cotton plant on a table in the hallway, and asked her followers for their thoughts about the display.
    Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Picasso looked up the circular column to the lights of the bank lobby above, as if doing calculations in his head.
    Christopher C. Gorham September 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Fitzgerald confirmed that the hotel’s grand staircase, governor’s suite, garage, lower-level lobby and some back-of-house areas were used for filming.
    Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Vestibule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vestibule. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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