as in foyer
the entrance room of a building please leave your wet boots in the vestibule

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Recent Examples of vestibule Gear that didn’t fit inside went into the 45-square-foot front vestibule, which doubled as a lounge during a brief evening rainstorm. Jenny Wiegand, Outside, 27 Aug. 2025 The big addition is a new wing with a gymnasium, three classrooms and a vestibule. Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025 Foreman and his accomplices fired a number of gunshots at four people standing in an apartment building vestibule in Dorchester. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2025 The tent is extra-tall and has a large vestibule for storing gear or to use as a seating area. Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vestibule
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Noun
  • Before Potter signed a two-and-a-half-year contract to manage West Ham in January, a picture leaked online of him meeting their then technical director Tim Steidten in the foyer of a hotel.
    Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The motor court, which appears to float above the entrance to the subterranean garage, leads to the double-height foyer with ebony polished concrete floors and a floating staircase set against a wall of glass.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Observed on floors, in and around baseboards, grease trap, tables, walls, bathroom floors and walls, three-compartment sink, utility closet, hand sink, hallway, and in dining area.
    Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The rapper could be seen dragging Cassie down the hotel hallway in surveillance footage that was shown to the jury and previously released to the public in 2024.
    Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Picasso looked up the circular column to the lights of the bank lobby above, as if doing calculations in his head.
    Christopher C. Gorham September 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Fitzgerald confirmed that the hotel’s grand staircase, governor’s suite, garage, lower-level lobby and some back-of-house areas were used for filming.
    Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Vestibule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vestibule. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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