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as in corridor
a typically long narrow way connecting parts of a building the hallway between the bedroom and bathroom was strewn with toys

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as in foyer
the entrance room of a building visitors to the Georgian mansion are received in a handsomely proportioned hallway featuring an open staircase

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Recent Examples of hallway Some say his spurs are still jingling down the hallway, chasing after her. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025 Groups of lawmakers have been huddling on the Senate floor and in hallways around the chamber working to craft a compromise to reopen government and extend the expiring health care tax credits and subsidies. Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025 When the man arrived at the apartment building, he and the woman were met in the hallway by another man who wore a ski mask and carried a semi-automatic assault rifle with an extended magazine. Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025 Gurneys were setup in hallways. Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hallway
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Noun
  • The plan will allow for limited truck access in some areas for local deliveries, including the West Vernor and Springwells commercial corridors.
    Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Maduro’s envoys have reportedly sought to revive older air and land corridors through Central America, working with Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
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  • Before Potter signed a two-and-a-half-year contract to manage West Ham in January, a picture leaked online of him meeting their then technical director Tim Steidten in the foyer of a hotel.
    Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The motor court, which appears to float above the entrance to the subterranean garage, leads to the double-height foyer with ebony polished concrete floors and a floating staircase set against a wall of glass.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025
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  • Traverse the narrow passageways of this haunted schoolhouse to try to escape from its killer faculty.
    Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Backstage passageways behind the Main Street U.S.A. shops are typically opened during the Candlelight performances to ease congestion in the high-traffic area.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
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  • After the session, the three of us grabbed beers from a stand in the recording studio’s lobby.
    Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Rooftop pools, co-working lounges, bowling alleys, screening rooms, an on-site grocery, and a 24/7 attended lobby rival a five-star hotel.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2025
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  • 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, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The event takes place on Wednesday, October 8, at Rough Trade Below, which is on the concourse level of 30 Rockefeller Center, New York, NY 10112.
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • To one side, a dual-sided fireplace separates the formal living room and the study, while decorative wallpaper and hardwood flooring pop in the formal dining room across the hall.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2025
  • My room was in one of the hotel’s newer wings, where old Dutch masterpieces from the Schörghuber family’s private collection adorned the halls.
    Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025

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“Hallway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallway. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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