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

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Recent Examples of entryway In the entryway, Wayne made a splash with a chain link-like Lee Jofa x Kelly Wearstler wallpaper in a slew of warm neutral tones, from pale peach to rich rust to slate gray. Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2025 Intuit’s front entryway is now wheelchair accessible, with a glass façade that Kerr hopes will entice passersby. Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025 The first to be constructed, Thorsten Brinkmann’s La Hütte Royale (2013), made liberal use of Pittsburgh’s Construction Junction, a reuse shop that yielded such treasures as a massive bronze bell, standing in the entryway as a surrealist doorbell. Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 10 Jan. 2025 The towering 18-foot Christmas tree delivers a distinct entryway presentation with floral ikat ornaments and moires in shades of celadon and cornflower blue. Paula Conway, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for entryway 
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Noun
  • Bridges Brown Interiors Bridges Brown Interiors designed this space as an extension of the foyer, creating the feel of a courtyard with a large olive tree and planter by Robert Lawrence Designs.
    Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The home itself is accessed via a semi-private elevator that opens to a small foyer and an ample stair gallery.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The Fall of Diddy includes a snippet of harrowing footage from March 5, 2016, that CNN released, where Combs is seen attacking Ventura in a Los Angeles hotel hallway, kicking and shoving her, then dragging her by her sweatshirt before throwing an object at her.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The retired general’s portrait at the Pentagon, hung in the Joint Chiefs hallway, was taken down Monday less than two weeks after it was put up.
    Filip Timotija, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Trump’s decision to free him is just one example of the ascendancy of the crypto lobby in the new Administration.
    Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
  • There is a Helly Hansen shop in the lobby, along with a Deer Valley service desk that sells lift tickets and arranges lessons.
    Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2025

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“Entryway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entryway. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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