Thesaurus results for ENTRYWAY

entryway

noun

ˈen-trē-ˌwā

Definition of entryway

as in foyer

the entrance room of a building a small entryway to receive visitors

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Recent Examples of entryway White walls and broad windows keep the mountains and ocean in view, while a blue door opens onto an entryway capped by a 24-karat gold-leaf dome. — Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 Upon passing through a deep portico entryway abutting an attached two-car garage, a vaulted reception gallery sits beneath a prominent glass atrium. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2026 Assorted Mixed Gourds These mini gourds are the perfect way to decorate a fall centerpiece on your dining and entryway tables, or easily fill in empty pockets on your front door pumpkinscape. — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2026 One of the kitchen islands is made of a door from the entryway and an old communion table. — Jennifer Liu valentina Duarte, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for entryway

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Guests will arrive in the foyer, where the circular entrance dome will be restored to recreate its golden appearance from the 1920s, when the building was a cinema.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
A couple of days before the Ann Demeulemeester show at Paris Fashion Week, eager models are standing in the foyer of the brand’s studio in the Marais, waiting patiently with their picture in hand.

— Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of foyer

Noun

New York — Down a dim, crooked hallway inside the Jay Street Lofts, a hulking brick relic of Brooklyn’s industrial past, Naomi Mishkin is conducting a radical fashion experiment.

— Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Further down the hallway, on the opposite side of the house from the living room, is the master bedroom.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of hallway

Noun

Rooms Housed in an old bank building, the Countrypolitan’s 134 rooms are the antidote to the hotel’s dark and raucous lobby.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
Students are allowed to use their phones in common areas like the cafeteria, hallways and lobby.

— Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

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