entryway
Americannoun
Usage
What is an entryway? An entryway is a passage or room designed to be the entrance to a building.Entryway can also describe a figurative entrance, such as an entrance into a conversation, as in Because the twins never paused for breath while they were talking, I couldn’t find an entryway into their conversation.Example: Take this tank through the entryway of the fish store, and I’ll meet you around back with the animals.
Etymology
Origin of entryway
Example Sentences
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A tray from Facebook Marketplace sits in the entryway.
From Los Angeles Times
I run up the stairs and into the soaring entryway.
From Literature
She plays Christmas music, and the guys who are waiting for visitors get all dressed up in suits and ties and sit on the bench by the entryway.
From Literature
She also found a vintage print of Windsor Castle, now hanging in the entryway, on the street in Palo Alto.
From Los Angeles Times
Eddie’s standing at the entryway to the lunchroom the next day, like she’s been waiting for me.
From Literature
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