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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
  • Each is approximately 9 feet by 6 ½ feet each, and were painted directly on the foyer's plaster walls.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • Just inside, a thurible, or incense lantern, hangs in the foyer.
    Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • 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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  • Down the hall were dressing rooms, refurbished with showers, gender-neutral bathrooms, and air-conditioning.
    Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
  • The double front doors lead to a large entry hall, with stairs to the second floor and a 16-foot high coffered ceiling framed by egg and dart crown molding.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2025

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“Lobby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lobby. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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