Definition of foyernext
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as in lobby
a centrally located room in a building that serves as a gathering or waiting area or as a passageway into the interior theatergoers crowded the foyer during the play's intermission

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as in hallway
the entrance room of a building leave your muddy boots in the foyer and come into the house

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Recent Examples of foyer But a day later, the furious Rottweiler took up his post in the foyer. Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026 The black walnut double staircase in the center hall foyer has carved lions. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026 Inside, the three-story mansion has a state dining room lined with an antique Persian carpet, a foyer crowned by an 18th-century French chandelier, and a formal living room with an Irish grandfather clock dating to 1770. Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026 Past a foyer sandwiched between a walk-in closet and two smaller ones is the airy living area, which gets decent light from the panels of oversize windows. Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for foyer
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Noun
  • As a result, some smaller farmers — many with more humane and sustainable operations — feel their money is being diverted to lobby for the interests of industrialized meat corporations.
    Kenny Torrella, Vox, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Though outside food is welcome at the drive-in theater, guests can also go to the lobby, where concessions stands have classic movie snacks for sale.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026
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  • Black soot coated the hallway’s linoleum tiles, so thick Susan Lukas could see her footprints.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The narrow hallways were constricted with people trying to escape the fire.
    Saleh Mwanamilongo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

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“Foyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foyer. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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