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as in foyer
a centrally located room in a building that serves as a gathering or waiting area or as a passageway into the interior our tour group met downstairs in the lobby of the hotel before going out to dinner

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as in hallway
the entrance room of a building the ticket booth is located in the theater's outer lobby

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Recent Examples of lobby Some sat outside in chairs in the shade and watched as people loaded their bags, while others sat in the lobby near fans for reprieve from the heat. Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2025 Kelly noted that Bible School children would have been walking through the lobby during the attack had the schedule not been altered due to vacation. Doc Louallen, ABC News, 24 June 2025 It’s brought together industry lobbies from the Crypto Council for Innovation to the National Marine Manufacturers Association. Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 June 2025 County officials are opening up several police department station lobbies and community rooms to serve as cooling centers. Irit Skulnik, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for lobby
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Noun
  • 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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  • In the central portion of the chateau, beneath the stately portraits hung on the walls, mostly empty hospital cots filled the hallways.
    Amy Sohn, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
  • That's the small mercy serious songs offer: not false hope, but a candle in the hallway, proof that someone else stayed up too.
    Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 26 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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“Lobby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lobby. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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