How to Use front desk in a Sentence
front desk
noun-
The whole process of snagging your room key is very casual affair, since there’s no official front desk.
— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024 -
Trump’s presence was felt only at the front desk, where his image sat on a table, looking imperious on the cover of a business magazine.
— Paula Aceves, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024 -
Inside the team, small customs such as walking into the building and giving a fist bump to the same attendant at the front desk, are talked about as the type of details that turn home -court into an advantage.
— Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024 -
Wong and Dart took their instruments to the front desk and asked to check them.
— Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2023 -
Some of the most popular things here are the cookies at the front desk–guests love them.
— Adam Rathe, Town & Country, 6 Aug. 2023 -
Guests can purchase these items at the front desk and learn about what’s right around the corner.
— Jessica Vadillo, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2023 -
Leave your shoes at the front desk and your suitcase unopened.
— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2023 -
The front desk calls for her, and she is ushered into a room with her mom.
— Isabella Cueto, STAT, 17 July 2023 -
When guests check into The Bellwether, there is no front desk.
— Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 29 May 2024 -
The front desk doubles as the lobby bar, the Peacock Lounge, and is open 24/7 to serve guests cocktails and wine.
— Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2023 -
Spirits-fans can book a tour to a mezcal palenque, or distillery, through the front desk.
— Catherine Tansey, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2024 -
Her son, still in college, oversaw the front desk and the paperwork.
— Corina Knoll Ben Laffin Mark Abramson, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2023 -
If the guest orders, the front desk staff must be prepared to receive the order and quickly get it to the guest’s room.
— Kurt Weinsheimer, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024 -
At the front desk, owner Max Adler welcomes them to OutBox.
— Jack Lancaster, Men's Health, 6 June 2023 -
Cost is free with library card; books are held for the club at the front desk, or guests can borrow them through the Libby app.
— Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2023 -
Caisse checked in at the front desk to see if anyone had seen the couple, but the woman manning it hadn’t seen them all day.
— Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2024 -
Dilworth needed to find a way to pursue his art while sitting at the front desk.
— Samantha Henig, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023 -
Behind the front desk in the lobby was a door that led to my father’s art studio, the former ballroom of the Chelsea.
— Amanda Chemeche, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 June 2023 -
Stepping inside was a bit of a surprise, as the front desk area is, indeed, very small.
— Linda Gandee, cleveland, 25 July 2023 -
Sign-up is required at the front desk 15 minutes before the event begins.
— Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2023 -
Luckily there’s a super easy way to tell: Read the guidelines, which, most of the time, are posted at the front desk or on the gym floor.
— Christa Sgobba, SELF, 2 Jan. 2024 -
Because the building footprint is so small, the ground floor is limited to a concierge, front desk and valet stand.
— Steve Brown, Dallas News, 14 May 2023 -
At the front desk, the congressman was asked to wait some 15 minutes before being told the MTA big was not in the building.
— Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024 -
Players must register at the front desk and pay a $5 daily fee.
— Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2024 -
Some people at the bowling alley hid in a locked office and at the front desk, while others fled the building.
— CBS News, 9 Jan. 2024 -
The person contacted the gym and was informed that the Air Pods were located and being held at the front desk.
— Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024 -
In the coming weeks, her office will install a shatterproof safety film on the glass that shields the front desk.
— Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2024 -
No front desk, no check-in, no checkout, no restaurants, no schedule….
— Ann Abel, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024 -
Hopefully, the front desk will at least have some Excedrin for Psyduck.
— Vulture, 27 Feb. 2023 -
To the right of the front desk is a throughway that opens up to six small tables; three of them are occupied with games of varying skill levels.
— Lawrence Burney, Vulture, 5 June 2024
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