as in foyer
the entrance room of a building the visitor thoughtfully removed her snow-covered hat and gloves in the entranceway

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Recent Examples of entranceway The naval motif continues into the entranceway, where a mural depicts a fleet of warships returning to dock. Laura May Todd, Architectural Digest, 23 Apr. 2025 To remove it, Antonioni started by stripping back the ceilings in the entranceway and living room, which, to his surprise, revealed striking blue frescoes underneath. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2025 When that attempt was unsuccessful, Ball moved back into the crowd and threw an explosive device into the entranceway. Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025 There was also reportedly a beer can at the front entranceway and a number of empty beer cans forming a trail along the road in front of the residence. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for entranceway
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Noun
  • Extending the exhibition beyond the gallery space, Rashid Johnson’s Five Broken Men (2024) will be displayed in the PMA’s West Entrance foyer, the most ambitious print the Brand X studio has produced to date.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Once inside, a small foyer flows to a sunken fireside living room boasting a soaring wood-beam ceiling dotted with large woven rattan pendant lights and sliding glass doors spilling outside.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Six federal officers were in the hallway waiting to arrest him on an immigration warrant.
    John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • There’s one shot of the hallway that shows the Kings live at Penthouse B — the second-best penthouse.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The restaurant has the option to use the lobby for seating, increasing its capacity.
    La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Cool off in the rooftop pool or catch live jazz at The Boheme, the property’s lobby bar.
    Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Entranceway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entranceway. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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