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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 The morning after the operation, John and I entered the hospital and found Hugh shuffling down a hallway. David Sedaris, New Yorker, 23 June 2025 More than two hours before Game 7 began, a worker leaned over a humming ice maker in Paycom Center’s back hallway, a scoop in her right hand. Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 June 2025 Opt for a large area rug for living rooms and dining rooms or small runner rugs for kitchens, entryways, and hallways. Shea Simmons, People.com, 19 June 2025 Court hallways are considered public spaces where authorities would not need a warrant to make arrests. Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for hallway
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Noun
  • In the age of the great Stalinist purges, this is the plunge of a man into the corridors of a totalitarian regime that does not bear said name.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 24 June 2025
  • Temperatures are set to soar near or into the triple digits along the Amtrak Acela corridor from Washington to New York City, with heat indices climbing as high as 110 degrees or even higher in some locations.
    Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 23 June 2025
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  • With an in-suite elevator, a private entrance, high ceilings and a foyer home to 100-year-old olive trees, this duplex four-bedroom penthouse is fit for royalty and celebrities, like Beyoncé and Jay-Z, who stayed here during the hotel’s grand opening.
    Natasha Amar, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • The apartment has some classic prewar features, including parquet floors, arched doorways, and ample storage, with a coat closet in the foyer and big custom closets off each bedroom.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 17 June 2025
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  • Additionally, blocking highways, sidewalks or any passageways that are accessible to the public — especially emergency routes—is prohibited, and doing so can lead to felony charges.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2025
  • These houses had three types: homes with steps along the wall or that form a passageway, homes built into two levels with higher places with scorched soil for cooking areas and lower spaces for living, and flat-bottomed homes used as living spaces.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
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  • Florida’s largest grocery store chain posted signs outside and the lobby to hammer home that point.
    Cordell Jones, Miami Herald, 21 June 2025
  • In one video, people were seen standing amid the wreckage that included ceiling boards and debris strewn across the main lobby, where the entrance appeared to be blown out.
    NBC News, NBC news, 20 June 2025
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  • People in attendance fled to the concourse during halftime and cooling breaks.
    Emma Moon, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2025
  • Troops camped at the club, including within the concourses.
    Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
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  • At the heart of it all is Art Basel 2025, where over 290 leading galleries present works by more than 4,000 artists across the halls of Messe Basel - and beyond.
    Nel-Olivia Waga, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
  • Arnie Carter stood on the third floor of the federal immigration courthouse in downtown Denver on Tuesday, monitoring the activities of federal agents who were walking around the halls.
    Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 20 June 2025

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“Hallway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallway. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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