foyer
noun
the lobby of a theater, hotel, or apartment house.
foyers
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pluralof foyer.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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People are going to cinemas now, and at the end people stand up and applaud and talk about the movie in the foyers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2024
Migrants are sleeping in police station foyers in Chicago.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
Starting from September, public buildings apart from institutions like hospitals, are to be heated to a maximum of 19C and the heating may be turned of completely in entrances, corridors and foyers.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2022
“We designed it as a step-up for the first-time home buyer,” said Pettit, noting that the 2,025 residences are a mix of split level, split foyers, two-stories, apartments and townhouses with small yards.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 26, 2022
These buildings have elevators in them, and wide foyers with plants, and are called things like The Monte Carlo.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
