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

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Recent Examples of entryway The dazzling entryway is centered around a reflecting pool with a tree floating on its glassy surface. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 May 2025 There is the lump on the wall near the entryway, patched after the girl, now 17, busted through the drywall. Calmatters, Mercury News, 5 May 2025 Choose from expansive buffets ideal for stocking dishes and glassware, entryway shoe organizers to keep floors footwear-free, and corner cabinets for bathroom essentials. Clint Davis, People.com, 9 May 2025 Published on May 8, 2025 Photo : David Fitzgerald An arcade entryway leads to the front door. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for entryway
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Noun
  • Susannah Holmberg Studios For the foyer of a Chicago carriage house, Susannah Holmberg Studios used wallpaper, art, and color to create a layered entryway.
    Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2025
  • Published on May 26, 2025 Gavin Cater Photo : Brandon Stanley Photo : Gavin Cater The foyer and staircase.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 May 2025
Noun
  • Hotel security-camera footage from 2016 published by CNN last year—and used as evidence in the trial—showed Combs chasing Ventura down a hallway, throwing her to the ground, kicking her, and pulling her by her sweatshirt.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 3 June 2025
  • Sam went through the Goldilocks assessment, trying on each shoe and running up and down the hallway.
    Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • As things exist now, developers hold vacant properties for years, and lobby city hall for financial incentives and tax breaks.
    Daniel Brennan, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2025
  • The cops spoke with hotel employees in the lobby, then visited Griner’s room and saw the note, which was taped to a door in the room, video shows.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 27 May 2025

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“Entryway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entryway. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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