front desk

noun

: the desk in a building where visitors are greeted
We checked into the hotel at the front desk.

Examples of front desk in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web At the Hotel Miramar Inn in Tampico, Mexico, near where Alberto was expected to come ashore, front desk attendant Diana Flores said the wind was gusty, but still not strong, and the rain hadn’t started yet. Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 19 June 2024 At the front desk, the congressman was asked to wait some 15 minutes before being told the MTA big was not in the building. Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024 When: The office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Where: Go to the front desk at 2705 E. Washington Ave in Madison, Wisconsin. Chesnie Wardell, Journal Sentinel, 29 May 2024 When guests check into The Bellwether, there is no front desk. Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 29 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for front desk 

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“Front desk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%20desk. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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