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as in foyer
the entrance room of a building
visitors to the Georgian mansion are received in a handsomely proportioned hallway featuring an open staircase
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Recent Examples of hallway
Federal immigration agents stand in the hallways of an immigration court in New York.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Try this in passing moments—elevators, Slack messages, hallway greetings.
—Gamini Hewawasam, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
He was moved into a hallway so that emergency responders could attempt life-saving efforts, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 28 July 2025
Renovators have to contend with stairs, unreliable elevators, narrow doorways, level changes, high thresholds, small bathrooms, tight kitchens, narrow hallways.
—Jessica Slice, The Atlantic, 28 July 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Try this in passing moments—elevators, Slack messages, hallway greetings.
—Gamini Hewawasam, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
He was moved into a hallway so that emergency responders could attempt life-saving efforts, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 28 July 2025
Renovators have to contend with stairs, unreliable elevators, narrow doorways, level changes, high thresholds, small bathrooms, tight kitchens, narrow hallways.
—Jessica Slice, The Atlantic, 28 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for hallway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallway
Noun
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Along the river corridor, snake activity is especially high during the spring and fall migration seasons.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
31 July 2025
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Threes Above High is a survivor, though, along the High Street corridor that runs through Columbus’ University District.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Upon entry, a foyer with an inlaid stone floor opens into a formal sitting area and a stair hall with an elevator.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
29 July 2025
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The crowd packed an auditorium at UT-Arlington Monday night, overflowing into the foyer as attendees of a congressional redistricting hearing waited for their two minutes to speak.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 July 2025
Noun
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In Stone's case, Nast was able to place a stent to open up the passageway from his kidney to the bladder.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Occupying Fifth Avenue between 33rd and 34th Street, its Peacock Alley passageway was where society went to flash their jewels and satins: the original red carpet.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
25 July 2025
Noun
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But there is something sweetly comical about strangers passing each other in the lobby wearing flowered robes and rubber sandals, eyes politely averted.—
Rebecca Chace
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
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Live music across the property, dance classes teaching the steps to salsa and bomba y plena, domino tournaments, a vintage photo booth in the lobby and so much more await travelers.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Roared on by a capacity crowd of 21,000 (plus a few thousand more crammed onto the stairs and concourse) in the Olympic Stadium in Rabat, Morocco came out flying.—
Alasdair Howorth,
New York Times,
27 July 2025
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Almost all of his teammates stood on the crowded concourse for the ceremony.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
Noun
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From the singular lingo to the craftsmanship of the boards to the leagues and clubs that still have a home in bars and VFW halls, cribbage has a human touch and an old-fashioned aesthetic.—
Andrew Montequin,
jsonline.com,
29 July 2025
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While also operating More Gallery, an exhibition space in a former turbine hall near Lucerne, Switzerland, Mourmans has been orchestrating the renovations himself with an eye toward sustainability.—
Julie Belcove,
Robb Report,
27 July 2025
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“Hallway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallway. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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