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

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Recent Examples of entryway Arakawa’s body was found with an open prescription bottle and pills scattered on the bathroom countertop, while Hackman’s remains were found in the home’s entryway. Morgan Lee, Chicago Tribune, 5 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 Devon Grace Interiors The entryway of a Chicago home by Devon Grace Interiors opens into an amazing double-height living room. Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2025 The oversized wood entryway and metal roof suggest a hint of the downtown historic buildings 10 minutes away. Mary Forgione, Forbes, 14 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
  • Cara and Jacob are asleep on a bench in the hallway when Spencer calls for his aunt.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 Apr. 2025
  • McDaniel recalled seeing students running in the hallway and dropping down to the floor.
    Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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

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“Entryway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entryway. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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