front desk
noun
: the desk in a building where visitors are greeted
We checked into the hotel at the front desk.
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No one saw him again until Thursday when Owen appeared at the front desk and paid for another day.
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Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2025
Guests check in at the front desk – where staff verifies IDs to ensure everyone is at least 21 years old – before they’re escorted to the back of the building.
—Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2025
Others within his district, including people who worked at the front desk and doing backcountry patrols were also let go.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025
Formerly the Mansion on Forsyth Park, the property has a new design and concept that project an attitude of unfussy hospitality that extends beyond the smile at the front desk.
—Frances MacDougall, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2025
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Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2025
Guests check in at the front desk – where staff verifies IDs to ensure everyone is at least 21 years old – before they’re escorted to the back of the building.
—Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2025
Others within his district, including people who worked at the front desk and doing backcountry patrols were also let go.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025
Formerly the Mansion on Forsyth Park, the property has a new design and concept that project an attitude of unfussy hospitality that extends beyond the smile at the front desk.
—Frances MacDougall, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2025
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 9 Mar. 2025.
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