entryway

noun

en·​try·​way ˈen-trē-ˌwā How to pronounce entryway (audio)
: a passage for entrance

Examples of entryway in a Sentence

a small entryway to receive visitors
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Using social media posts, insight from their friends and even blueprints of the original home, the series’ creative team rebuilt the main entryway and staircase, the living room, Xana’s bedroom, Maddie’s bedroom and a small part of Dylan’s bedroom to scale on a soundstage in Brooklyn. Hunter Ingram, Variety, 11 July 2025 Marble archways and custom ironwork frame the grand entryway, which leads into a commodious great room and a formal dining room with landscape views. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 July 2025 This sale has both of those, plus more living room, bedroom, and entryway finds. Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 9 July 2025 The team has agreed to pay $120 million for improvements to the lounges, suites, concessions and the plazas, entryways and concourses. Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for entryway

Word History

First Known Use

1746, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of entryway was in 1746

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“Entryway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entryway. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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entryway

noun
en·​try·​way ˈen-trē-ˌwā How to pronounce entryway (audio)
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