foyer
noun
foy·er
ˈfȯi(-ə)r 
ˈfȯi-ˌ(y)ā
ˈfȯi-ˌ(y)ā
also ˈfwä-ˌyā
Examples of foyer in a Sentence
theatergoers crowded the foyer during the play's intermission
leave your muddy boots in the foyer and come into the house
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The foyer leads to the central staircase, laid with a Pierre Frey Palmador runner.
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Laura May Todd, Architectural Digest, 23 Apr. 2025
Decorative wallpaper opposite black walls in the foyer allow blue skies to pop at the end of the hall.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2025
Every repeat stroll through the halls revealed a new artful detail, many by Shanghainese creatives, like the foyer’s lacquered painting of magnolias.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
Keeping a little dish for keys and lip balm in the foyer hardly seems like a groundbreaking innovation, right?
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 16 Apr. 2025
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Laura May Todd, Architectural Digest, 23 Apr. 2025
Decorative wallpaper opposite black walls in the foyer allow blue skies to pop at the end of the hall.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2025
Every repeat stroll through the halls revealed a new artful detail, many by Shanghainese creatives, like the foyer’s lacquered painting of magnolias.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
Keeping a little dish for keys and lip balm in the foyer hardly seems like a groundbreaking innovation, right?
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 16 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for foyer
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“Foyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foyer. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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foyer
noun
foy·er
ˈfȯi(-ə)r
ˈfȯi-ˌ(y)ā
ˈfȯi-ˌ(y)ā
1
: a lobby especially in a theater
2
: an entrance hallway : vestibule
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