How to Use foyer in a Sentence

foyer

noun
  • Place it on the front porch, in the foyer, or on the front lawn.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The music room welcomes at the front of the house, just off the foyer.
    Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2021
  • The subject was the pretext, the intro, the foyer to a whole house.
    New York Times, 8 Dec. 2021
  • The first stop will be the entry foyer with its tile floor.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 9 Dec. 2022
  • There’s a double-height foyer that leads to the home’s main floor.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2023
  • All units have an entrance that opens to a foyer on the first floor.
    Benjamin C Tankersley, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The foyer was lit but the rest of the living room behind him was dark.
    Caitlin McGlade, The Arizona Republic, 19 Mar. 2024
  • There’s a roomy bath off the foyer, and one of the two bedrooms has a walk-in closet.
    Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2023
  • But with so many shoes at the front door, the foyer can look a bit chaotic.
    Sanah Faroke, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2022
  • The foyer has a coat closet and leads to a long hallway.
    Jenny Xie, Curbed, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Nate wasn’t very verbose about what had gone on in the foyer.
    Katcy Stephan, Variety, 28 Feb. 2022
  • On my way back to the lobby, I got lost in a foyer full of round tables.
    Andrew Leland, The New Yorker, 8 July 2023
  • That grand piano in the foyer, the cello in the entryway, the rows of bourbons in the bar?
    Howard Walker, Robb Report, 16 Nov. 2021
  • First, you’re welcomed by a grand foyer and great room.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 July 2024
  • Another might tuck it neatly in the foyer to catch the day’s mail and sets of keys.
    Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The foyer has black-and-white marble floors and arched doorways.
    Sarah Paynter, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The grand foyer shows off the 12-foot ceilings that also run throughout the great room and kitchen.
    Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 16 Apr. 2022
  • This fun face is the perfect way to welcome guests in the foyer or living room.
    Sanah Faroke, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2021
  • The front door of the house for sale opens to a vestibule, and another door leads to the foyer and hall with checkerboard black and white floor tile.
    oregonlive, 28 Nov. 2022
  • The gorgeous, large-scale antique lighting in this foyer really sets the tone for the rest of the home.
    Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 22 Aug. 2023
  • There's also a large study with French doors and an impressive gallery foyer that runs the length of the house.
    Shacamree Gowdy, Chron, 13 July 2021
  • So when Marlene was shot in the foyer of her five-bedroom home in 1990, the pressure was on to find her killer.
    Kc Baker, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The main entrance and foyer are on the ground floor, which includes an office, kitchen, den, and one of the studies.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2022
  • The foyer also offers direct access to the living room, which extends from the front to the rear of the home.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2022
  • The front Dutch door opens to the foyer, which has arched entryways to the dining room on one side and the living room on the other.
    oregonlive, 12 Mar. 2022
  • The first door opens to a smart icy-green foyer, a trailer before the main attraction.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
  • While in the entry foyer the grand front stairway captures the eye first, followed by a sightline to the back of the house with views of the large yard and woods.
    James Alexander, courant.com, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Faux blooms crawl up the walls of the foyer, adorning the staircase and cover a tree sculpture and swings outside.
    Valerie Nome, Peoplemag, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Upon entering, you’re greeted with an oversized foyer with light oak walls.
    Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Beyond the gleaming front door lies a double-height entry foyer adorned with translucent glass floor panels splayed out around the showpiece staircase hewn from marine-grade stainless steel and walnut.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2024

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