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 screening room — decked in beige, as was the curtained foyer — allowed for more mingling before lights went down and the screening began.
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Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 29 Dec. 2025
Some of the best spots to put your Christmas tree include the living room, family room, and foyer.
—Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Dec. 2025
Loureiro was found wounded in the foyer of his condo building in Brookline, Massachusetts, a neighbor told the Boston Globe, and later died at a hospital.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
And that’s just the labyrinth’s foyer.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
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Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 29 Dec. 2025
Some of the best spots to put your Christmas tree include the living room, family room, and foyer.
—Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Dec. 2025
Loureiro was found wounded in the foyer of his condo building in Brookline, Massachusetts, a neighbor told the Boston Globe, and later died at a hospital.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
And that’s just the labyrinth’s foyer.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 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 31 Dec. 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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