hall

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as in hallway
the entrance room of a building the dinner guests hung their coats in the hall

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as in corridor
a typically long narrow way connecting parts of a building the bedroom is at the end of the hall

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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 from the main hall of the museum, turn left to see the ancient pottery collection and turn right to see the mummies

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as in tower
a large, magnificent, or massive building on your right, you will see Parliament Hall, a splendid example of Georgian architecture

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Recent Examples of hall Along with their businesses, communities lost newspapers, fraternal halls, and churches that those profits had helped sustain. Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025 Topics announced for the town hall include an update on the EPA grant application and debris removal; marketing the Hotel Marysville property; identifying potential developers and opportunities; community input and an open question-and-answer period, according to the release. Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025 Leaving the three representatives, Quent, and even Demerzel absolutely shaken to their core, Dusk visits the hall of holographic busts of Cleons’ past. Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025 During the town halls, the CTA said, agency leaders will discuss the funding situation and CTA riders will have the opportunity to weigh in. Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hall
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hall
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 rapper opened a second location along the historic Sistrunk corridor six years after his Miami Gardens locale had taste buds buzzing, including the likes of Rihanna.
    Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
  • In addition to Exit 81, TDOT is working to improve Exit 84 along the Interstate 24 corridor in Rutherford County.
    Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Deep into an auditorium of hundreds, perhaps more, a then-60 year old high school social studies teacher, sitting alone, could feel eyes throughout the room suddenly glaring in his direction.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Mann has suffered several arson fires, including one that gutted its once majestic auditorium.
    Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 5 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
Noun
  • While the frequent visits from Portuguese, Dutch, British and Indian peoples is reflected in the various churches, Hindu temples, colonial mansions, Buddhist stupas the food has been heavily impacted.
    Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • When rising star Bella is found dead at the open house of a coveted $50M mansion, everyone becomes a suspect in this dark comedy.
    Peter White, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • Video reviewed and verified by ABC News shows the moment the tower collapses, rippling the canvas of an encampment's tents.
    Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The 11-story observation tower has two decks, one at 26 feet and the other at 126 feet, giving a view that stretches into Warren and Butler counties and downtown Cincinnati.
    David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025
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
  • These nods to the past continue via the decor in the general admission concourses.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Halloween-style may not to be worn upon entry and in concourses but will be permitted when guests are in seats.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025

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