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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
The rest of the four bedrooms are upstairs with two guest rooms and a full bath along the main hallway.
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Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
In the office a week later, Jones continued pacing back and forth in the warehouse, pretending to be in a war movie while Buckley was in the hallway, calling the police.
—Josh Owens, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Roberts was on the ninth of his 10 reps when the medicine ball knocked the exhaust vent off the wall behind him in the hallway outside the visiting clubhouse’s weight room.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Walking up and down the hallway with my walker eased my pain enough to return to sleep, but just briefly.
—Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
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Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
In the office a week later, Jones continued pacing back and forth in the warehouse, pretending to be in a war movie while Buckley was in the hallway, calling the police.
—Josh Owens, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Roberts was on the ninth of his 10 reps when the medicine ball knocked the exhaust vent off the wall behind him in the hallway outside the visiting clubhouse’s weight room.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Walking up and down the hallway with my walker eased my pain enough to return to sleep, but just briefly.
—Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hallway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallway
Noun
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There is still some uncertainty about how well these storms will hold together overnight, but any that do could approach the I-35 corridor by early Sunday morning.—
CBS Texas Staff,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Imagine talking to neighbors about planting complementary flowers, turning an entire block into a connected corridor for hummingbirds and other pollinators.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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The spacious primary bedroom can fit a king and comes with one of the apartment’s two closets (the other is just off the foyer) and southeastern exposures that look out on a church and townhouses.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
13 Apr. 2026
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The crowd had gathered in the foyer to hear the sculptor give his speech.—
Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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If the critical passageway for 20% of global oil shipments doesn’t reopen by mid-April, the average national gas price could top $5, JPMorgan Chase predicted this week.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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Just below them, however, was a Polymarket bet on the number of ships that would be allowed to pass through the critical oil passageway.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Florida Justice Association — the trial lawyer lobby — spent millions to stop the reforms Maxwell now blames for failing consumers.—
David Wilson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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Their efforts lead them in the season’s last two episodes to Paris, where Frank was planning to celebrate his 80th birthday with his children — only for him to be gunned down in a hotel lobby by an assassin who had been sent to kill Teddy for a deal gone wrong.—
Max Gao,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2026
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One is located near CT River Landing and the other in the new gates 18-20 concourse.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
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In the video, a group of at least six men, who were seated on the upper concourse, seem to make the Nazi salute as fans celebrate a Stars goal.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The era of the concert hall was at hand, and the same qualities that had made the mandolin attractive at home now put it at a disadvantage.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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The customs officers in Mullin’s plan are federal agents who staff international arrival halls at airports.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Hallway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallway. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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