front room
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of front room
First recorded in 1670–80
Example Sentences
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Yehia Hassan is on the verge of tears as he surveys the filth and broken furniture strewn across the front room of his beloved Luton home.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
"They then changed their front room here in Ballymena into a shop and it's been here ever since."
From BBC • May 30, 2026
When he found out the club was going through to the playoff final, Mcauley said he had been "ecstatic" and "jumping around in the front room".
From BBC • May 23, 2026
"They work for a period of years to earn and graduate essentially into this role and working in the front room," Clem added.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
Guests would bring their flutes or violins and, as each member of the family sang or played an instrument, we made quite an orchestra gathered around the upright piano in Tante Jans’s front room.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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