front desk
noun
front desks
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pluralof front desk.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Tabletop bells, the kind once ubiquitous at hotel front desks, sit beside each bed to call for nurses.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 12, 2021
No longer could parents just stop by the schools’ front desks during drop-off and pick-up times.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 30, 2020
Starting Wednesday, the department will close the front desks at its 21 stations, asking residents to email instead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2020
In the 1890s, the Pinkerton detective agency distributed “wanted” posters to hotel front desks, to be placed on top of the handwritten ledger.
From New York Times ● Jul. 2, 2015
She took a chair from one of the front desks and put it down a little distance from her own.
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
