foyer
noun
ˈfȯi-ˌ(y)ā
Examples of foyer in a Sentence
Tom Jackman, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
As the chaos dissipated, the smell of pepper spray in the chapel still lingered, so the ceremony was moved into the foyer.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
They will then be escorted through an inconspicuous black door off the ship’s Piazza into Spellbound’s small foyer.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
Especially standing out in the primary dwelling is a striking entry foyer that steps down to a fireside living room sporting French doors spilling out to a patio.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2024
For the first time in four years, thousands of delegates attending China’s biggest political event of the year were able to mingle and sip tea like the old days in the sprawling foyer of Beijing’s Great Hall of the People.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 7 Mar. 2024
And atop the historic structure sits Unit 1602 — with an entry foyer leading to a stunning living room highlighted by San Francisco city and bay views, 12-foot coffered ceilings and a wood-burning fireplace with an ornate white mantel.
—David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
Once inside, a foyer displaying herringbone-style cherry floors and a sweeping staircase greets and flows to three-story living space highlighted by an elevator to all levels, seven fireplaces, and high-tech home-automation, security and surveillance systems.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2024
The glass front door opened onto an empty foyer that glowed red; past that was another door, outfitted with a speakeasy-style window the size of a mail slot, for a bouncer to peer through.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
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Word History
French, literally, fireplace, from Vulgar Latin *focarium, from Latin focus hearth
1833, in the meaning defined above
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