entryway

noun

en·​try·​way ˈen-trē-ˌwā How to pronounce entryway (audio)
: a passage for entrance

Examples of entryway in a Sentence

a small entryway to receive visitors
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The only structure still standing is the towering archway that used to serve as her front entryway. Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025 In the entryway, Wayne made a splash with a chain link-like Lee Jofa x Kelly Wearstler wallpaper in a slew of warm neutral tones, from pale peach to rich rust to slate gray. Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2025 Intuit’s front entryway is now wheelchair accessible, with a glass façade that Kerr hopes will entice passersby. Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025 The first to be constructed, Thorsten Brinkmann’s La Hütte Royale (2013), made liberal use of Pittsburgh’s Construction Junction, a reuse shop that yielded such treasures as a massive bronze bell, standing in the entryway as a surrealist doorbell. Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for entryway 

Word History

First Known Use

1746, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of entryway was in 1746

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“Entryway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entryway. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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entryway

noun
en·​try·​way ˈen-trē-ˌwā How to pronounce entryway (audio)
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