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foyer

[foi-er, foi-ay, fwa-yay] / ˈfɔɪ ər, ˈfɔɪ eɪ, fwaˈjeɪ /
NOUN
receiving area
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A bag of golf clubs stood in the foyer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026

The 300-year-old building was converted into an 82-seat theatre, with surrounding corridors used to create a foyer and backstage area.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

Upon entering the home, guests are greeted with a stunning two-story foyer punctuated by a floating staircase.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026

Clusters of waiting patrons spilled from the foyer onto the front patio.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026

The doors to the gym off the foyer fling open.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

The Barbican's distinctive brutalist foyers and lakeside terrace will also be developed to protect the heritage of the building.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

People are going to cinemas now, and at the end people stand up and applaud and talk about the movie in the foyers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2024

Migrants are sleeping in police station foyers in Chicago.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2023

The three main styles of single-family houses are two-story ramblers, three-story split foyers, and three- or four-story split levels.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 14, 2022

These buildings have elevators in them, and wide foyers with plants, and are called things like The Monte Carlo.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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