as in foyer
the entrance room of a building a small entryway to receive visitors

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Recent Examples of entryway Plans include replacing some of the more recent additions to the building with a secured entryway, storm shelter and gym. Maria Benevento, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025 The home was a sign of the times and had all the trappings of a palatial McMansion: a grand two-story entryway, multiple fireplaces, a chef’s kitchen, a pool with a waterfall, and a primary suite with its own fireplace, lounge area, custom walk-in closet, and separate dressing rooms. Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 13 Mar. 2025 With a spring in his step, Beef was filmed walking through the entryway of his home, climbing up the staircase and entering a newly furnished bedroom. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025 The lobby also acts as an entryway to some of Boston’s most famed eateries and watering holes. Emma Kershaw, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for entryway
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Noun
  • The Martins’ home is distinguished by 11-foot ceilings, white oak floors and a grand foyer with a sweeping staircase.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • This down-to-earth table keeps its shelving directly on the floor, which is an unexpected way to add decorative accents or a row of storage baskets and bins to a foyer.
    Nora Taylor, Architectural Digest, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The first incident happened in November, according to the lawsuit, when the boy wore the T-shirt beneath a flannel shirt in a hallway before class had started.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Connected to the main dining area is a long hallway leading to the bar.
    Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • One of these is an oversized wall artwork by British artist Sophie Coryndon, found in the lobby.
    Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • In the lobby, patients read books in the Veterans Lending Library and ordered coffee at the Patriot Brew café.
    E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025

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“Entryway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entryway. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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