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as in foyer
a centrally located room in a building that serves as a gathering or waiting area or as a passageway into the interior
our tour group met downstairs in the lobby of the hotel before going out to dinner
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Recent Examples of lobby
Moments after Tommy left the theater to start packing, Ellie and Jesse heard a commotion in the lobby.
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Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
It is echoed in a monumental sculpture in the lobby.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
The agriculture lobby, which favors biofuels over batteries, also opposes the California waiver.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 22 May 2025
But it’s also known for its cake shop in the lobby.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
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Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
It is echoed in a monumental sculpture in the lobby.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
The agriculture lobby, which favors biofuels over batteries, also opposes the California waiver.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 22 May 2025
But it’s also known for its cake shop in the lobby.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for lobby
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lobby
Noun
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Cocktails were served in the foyer, followed by a ceremony in the West Lounge and dinner in the President’s Ballroom.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
17 May 2025
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Inside is a foyer where the walls are covered in original wood paneling.—
Angela Serratore,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
Noun
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The immigration officers waited for hours in the hallways of the immigration court as the hearings took place, chit-chatting and cracking jokes among themselves.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2025
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The mountain of allegations exploded into public view months after Ventura’s suit when surveillance footage was leaked to CNN showing her being savagely beaten by Combs in a hallway at the Intercontinental Hotel in Los Angeles in March 2016.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
21 May 2025
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Back-up power generators were bought for the town hall, medical facilities and old people’s homes as well as a satellite link to be able to call for help.—
Emma Burrows,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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Bennet, a Democrat in his third term in the Senate, was hosting the town hall as part of a spate of Front Range events during a Senate recess.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
29 May 2025
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“Lobby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lobby. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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