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

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Recent Examples of entryway The building also features secure entryways. Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025 Inside the Deer Valley dwelling, Carter staged subtle status symbols, like a faux version of Damien Hirst’s Beautiful Bleeding Wound Over the Materialism of Money Painting in the entryway. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2025 Take inspiration from this modern entryway and use one of the rug colors on the baseboards and door trim for unexpected contrast and a seamless way to tie in the rug colors. Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2025 The entryway is a few steps back from the main sidewalk to conceal it from the hustle-and-bustle. Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for entryway
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Noun
  • Habanero Cafe features attentive servers who take your order at your table, but payment happens at the counter in the front foyer.
    Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Spanning two stories, the primary dwelling is introduced via a soaring entry foyer displaying large windows and a massive matchstick chandelier.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • During a soft lockdown, the school’s teachers are asked to check the hallways for staff and students before locking doors and windows.
    Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Patients still receive care in hallways and wait hours or even days to be admitted.
    Dr. Bryce Pulliam, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The theater is set to include wider seats and more legroom than the average West End theater, as well as bar space at every level, four exclusive premium lounges and private seating boxes, high-speed elevators and 1,600 square meters of lobby space with views of the London skyline.
    Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
  • For now, the Chamber’s legal challenge represents one of the most direct confrontations between the nation’s largest business lobby and a Republican administration over immigration policy in decades.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025

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“Entryway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entryway. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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