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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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Examples of lobby in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Additional financial services will be available in the lobby by appointment only. Sam Allard, Axios, 12 Aug. 2024 This year, parents and other visitors will need to show identification at a camera stationed outside before entering school lobbies. Alissa Gary, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2024 Atwell Suites, for example, is an IHG Hotels & Resorts brand with locations in Austin, Denver, and Miami that serves free breakfast — including churro doughnuts — and has games and puzzles in the lobby; more than 40 locations are in the works. Elaine Glusac, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2024 The Nectar mattress appeared in my apartment lobby in a box that seemed far too small to hold a queen-size mattress. Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 9 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lobby 

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“Lobby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lobby. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024.

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