front room

noun

Examples of front room in a Sentence

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The 12-year-old boy was in a front room and wasn’t hurt in the May 12 wreck, which happened at about 6:20 a.m., the Utah Department of Public Safety said in a news release. Sara Schilling, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2025 Then a flash-bang grenade detonated in a burst of white in a front room. Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025 Neighbors in the El Salvador capital walk a few steps to makeshift tiendas, or shops, nestled inside front rooms behind plastic sheeting, or metal bars, or both. Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 6 May 2025 Sunny café vibes in a front room—pale wood, minimalist shapes—give way to moodier spaces inside: a large upstairs dining room, with the heavy wooden bar running along one wall; a quieter, upholstered dining area beyond that. Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for front room

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of front room was in 1827

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“Front room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%20room. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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