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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
Clustered beside the orange panic alarm light in the top right corner of the room, the TV monitors flick between hallways and milieu every 10 seconds.
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Ashley Andreou,
STAT,
22 June 2026
After the broadcast of the trophy presentation ended on TV, the celebration spilled into a hallway underneath the grandstands, where players and coaches took turns waiting in line for their official picture with the trophy.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
And for so many people who are institutionalized, their life is literally a hallway.
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Cory Turner,
NPR,
20 June 2026
Their artwork lined the hallways.
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Maureen Bauer,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for hallway
Ashley Andreou,
STAT,
22 June 2026
After the broadcast of the trophy presentation ended on TV, the celebration spilled into a hallway underneath the grandstands, where players and coaches took turns waiting in line for their official picture with the trophy.
—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
And for so many people who are institutionalized, their life is literally a hallway.
—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
20 June 2026
Their artwork lined the hallways.
—
Maureen Bauer,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for hallway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallway
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The Eastern Pacific remains a key corridor for narcotics trafficking, with criminal organizations frequently using small vessels to move drugs toward North America.
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Today, if an earthquake were to travel through the Cajon Pass and along both faults, scientists say the consequences would be severe and widespread, affecting critical infrastructure such as major highways, railways and energy corridors over several cities simultaneously.
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An entry foyer flows to a spacious great room with custom white oak shelving and floor-to-ceiling windows offering views of the Manhattan Bridge.
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Upon entering, guests are treated to an entry foyer with a glistening floor of Brazilian cherry offset by a thin maple inlay.
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The strait is a critical passageway for the world's oil and natural gas, transporting 20% of the total supply.
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The strait is a critical passageway for the world’s oil and natural gas.
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After more than two hours of waiting, several dozen fans break into cheers as players finally file through the lobby.
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When completed, Sojourner Place at Park will become an apartment residence with a proper lobby, elevators and some commercial retail space.
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Dressed in the green and yellow of Brazil, members of Torcedores da Alegria — Fans of Happiness — moved from neighborhood to neighborhood, turning hospital corridors into something closer to a stadium concourse.
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The Chiefs Hall of Honor on the second-level concourse contains the organization’s four Super Bowl trophies, memorabilia, exhibits and documents, and there is no admission to walk through history.
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After selling baklava at the Stock Show, the Unlus rented their first resraurant space in a small Eighth Avenue food hall.
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The group meets once a month in beer halls, coffee shops and parks.
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“Hallway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallway. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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