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

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Recent Examples of entryway The main entryway, specifically, took my breath away. Marcea Cazel, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2025 Medics found Holder in the entryway near the front door of his home, and Huspon near a fence near the neighbor's property, according to court documents. Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 29 July 2025 Place it in the living room as a television stand, the dining room as a buffet table, or an entryway to collect keys and other everyday items. Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2025 With its mosaic-tiled entryway and bathrooms, high ceilings, and original molding, this three-bedroom, four bathroom Airbnb channels that same Art Nouveau spirit. Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 25 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for entryway
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Noun
  • In the church foyer, the medics poured milk on their eyes to stop the burning.
    Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
  • The entrance features a grand, double-height foyer through a set of custom wood doors and a staircase with an iron raining that wraps up to the second floor.
    Emma Reynolds, Forbes.com, 17 July 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
  • Body camera video released a year ago shows police officers moving through the hallways of Robb Elementary School, as well as audio from a frantic 911 call made by teachers inside the building.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Glenn Ligon’s 2007 neon work Give Us a Poem will appear in the lobby; Houston Conwill’s The Joyful Mysteries, 1984, will occupy the second floor.
    News Desk, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2025
  • The gun then killed LePatner, an executive at the big financial firm Blackstone, who was in the lobby at 6:30 likely heading home to her own husband, teen daughter and seventh grader son.
    Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2025

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“Entryway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entryway. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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