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as in corridor
a typically long narrow way connecting parts of a building the hallway between the bedroom and bathroom was strewn with toys

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as in foyer
the entrance room of a building visitors to the Georgian mansion are received in a handsomely proportioned hallway featuring an open staircase

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Recent Examples of hallway Pino paces the hallway, his breathing heavy on the audio, and looks into the apartment. Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025 In 1565, a simple, elegant hallway was built atop Ponte Vecchio (or the Old Bridge) in Florence. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025 From a roaring lion’s head that protects guests over the headboard, in hallways and even etched onto some of the pastries to the noble talking horse, yet another local legend, there is something unique in every corner. Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024 Lee is then seen in the ad speaking and interacting with children in classrooms and education personnel in hallways. Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hallway 
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Noun
  • By Friday night into Saturday the snow will move into mid-Atlantic and I-95 corridor again.
    Max Golembo, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The mountain wave winds, which could reach up to 80 to 100 mph, are expected to be the strongest across the 118 and 210 highway corridors, including the San Gabriel and San Fernando foothills, the Simi Valley and the eastern Ventura County valleys.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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  • In the foyer a William Morris print covers the walls, while around the corner two dozen baseball hats hang on pegs in a precise configuration.
    Chloe Schama, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Published on December 31, 2024 By Demetrius Simms Photo : Photography by Derek & Vee Photo : Photography by Derek & Vee Inside the grand foyer.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2024
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  • The passageway—known as the Vasari Corridor—connects Florence’s lush Boboli Gardens to the world-famous Uffizi Galleries, an art museum boasting works such as Sandro Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus and Caravaggio’s Medusa.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Over time, new buildings kept attaching to others like barnacles, so façades had second careers as interior walls, windows turned into hallways, and passageways became bathrooms.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Dec. 2024
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  • Quitting toxic gaming lobbies is another important step.
    Mia Taylor, Parents, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Before his death, Dillard had planned to attend the funeral of his cousin, Shamel Miller, who was gunned down just before the Carroll Park shooting in the lobby of an apartment complex on Neptune Ave.
    Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
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  • Later, toilets and concourses for people to buy food or drink would become more familiar features, along with maybe a roof to keep the punters dry.
    Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Where to eat: The Melting Sun Diner, a newcomer in the South Station concourse, serves subs, salads and pastries for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
    Mike Deehan, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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  • There’s even a shot of a monitor on wheels rolling down the hall, wobbling anxiously as Nwodim’s onscreen interview relates her own sudden, shaky-legged journey.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Before all this is the table read with all of the writers, which comes after mid-week overnights, delusional bubbles, paranoia about the group of colleagues cackling down the hall, and the rest of the hallmarks of a competitive workplace.
    Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025

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“Hallway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallway. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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