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foyer

[foi-er, foi-ey, fwa-yey] / 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

Designer Lara Hovanessian has transformed the foyer walls of both the first and second floors into a striking display for local artists Blakeney, Susanna Speirs Ali and Lareina Holsopple.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2026

The foyer is the epitome of luxury thanks to its grand staircase and shimmering chandelier.

From MarketWatch Apr. 23, 2026

Or maybe she’d turn left and head for the steps leading to the foyer.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English

The Barbican's distinctive brutalist foyers and lakeside terrace will also be developed to protect the heritage of the building, and a climate-controlled habitat to support plant health is to be introduced.

From BBC Mar. 3, 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

In cities including Chicago, New York and Denver, migrants who have no access to work permits sleep in police station foyers and in airports.

From Seattle Times Jan. 5, 2024

The crunchy gravel, the chandeliers, the gardens, the grand foyers, the full-length gloves, the piano forte, the needlepoint, the riding boots, the love letters sent in great haste.

From Washington Post Dec. 22, 2020

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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