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foyer
[ foi-er, foi-ey; French fwa-yey ]
noun
- the lobby of a theater, hotel, or apartment house.
- a vestibule or entrance hall in a house or apartment.
foyer
/ ˈfɔɪeɪ; ˈfɔɪə /
noun
- a hall, lobby, or anteroom, used for reception and as a meeting place, as in a hotel, theatre, cinema, etc
- (in Britain) a centre providing accommodation and employment training, etc. for homeless young people
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Origin of foyer1
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Example Sentences
Small rooms off its graffiti-covered foyer provide shelter from the thick rain that can unexpectedly, and vengefully, hit.
In his rendition Charlie Sheen stands in a foyer and overturns a bucket filled with checks, not ice water.
He was always talking about it, whenever we'd go into a bank foyer.
I was sitting in a foyer called the “Diplomatic Reception Room” when President Obama walked in.
By far the most impressive piece of art was the bronze bust of Ennis in the foyer.
The foyer resembled in these conditions a ball-room, cleared for the dance, before the guests or the music had arrived.
She led him upstairs and along the foyer past Ralphie's room and past the small guest room to their bedroom.
In another moment we had crossed the tiny foyer and were standing within the artist's sanctuary.
The sensitive man paused for a moment in the foyer, sweeping the big circular room with a hurried glance.
His cab jolted to a stop and Reggie threw a bill at the driver and leaped out and raced into the foyer of his building.
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