waiting room

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Recent Examples of waiting room Sick families, mostly Mennonite, sit in a makeshift waiting room on the far left, and Dr. Ben Edwards is at a table on the far right. Erika Edwards, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2025 All sketches wish to be real. —Tomas Tranströmer, The Blue House The fertility clinic’s waiting room featured photos of chubby, healthy, smiling babies. Hazlitt, 5 Mar. 2025 But the result of this means that this final batch of episodes feels pretty much like one long waiting room until the final bonfires. Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025 This was a change from the crowded waiting room she was used to in the days before Dr. Fenton began to charge an annual fee. Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for waiting room
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waiting room
Noun
  • The lounge will start around $30 per day or be free for certain cardholders or members of select reward programs.
    Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Although the campus dates back to 1999, the company completed a major renovation in 2022 with a 645,000 square foot building that houses 2,000 employees complete with recreational and dining facilities and an employee lounge area that reminds me of a luxury hotel lobby.
    Larry Magid, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Upon entering the white wood-sided and brick structure, an entry foyer immediately reveals river and marsh vistas.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Mount Fuji is taking another step toward curbing overtourism by doubling its entry fee this summer.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Connected to the main dining area is a long hallway leading to the bar.
    Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Stadium Upgrades While the first Gladiator never required a full entry to the emperor’s box, for the second movie the team built an elaborate grand staircase leading to a vestibule, along with an exterior.
    Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Inside, a small vestibule is followed by a larger foyer with a staircase to the second floor.
    Angela Serratore, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025

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