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 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 When Thelma pushed open the door to the vestibule, Harold was slumped against the shooter, struggling and trying not to fall. Joshua Sharpe august 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025 Staff enter into an entryway vestibule, latch the door, and then open the door to the primary cage. Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 29 July 2025 One person was stabbed just outside the store, another in the vestibule, and nine more inside. Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 28 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for vestibule
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Noun
  • Extending the exhibition beyond the gallery space, Rashid Johnson’s Five Broken Men (2024) will be displayed in the PMA’s West Entrance foyer, the most ambitious print the Brand X studio has produced to date.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Once inside, a small foyer flows to a sunken fireside living room boasting a soaring wood-beam ceiling dotted with large woven rattan pendant lights and sliding glass doors spilling outside.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Six federal officers were in the hallway waiting to arrest him on an immigration warrant.
    John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • There’s one shot of the hallway that shows the Kings live at Penthouse B — the second-best penthouse.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The restaurant has the option to use the lobby for seating, increasing its capacity.
    La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Cool off in the rooftop pool or catch live jazz at The Boheme, the property’s lobby bar.
    Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Vestibule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vestibule. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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