How to Use foyer in a Sentence

foyer

noun
  • An arched double-door opens to a stunning foyer with its own brick wall.
    Gabrielle Chung, PEOPLE.com, 13 Aug. 2021
  • This fun face is the perfect way to welcome guests in the foyer or living room.
    Sanah Faroke, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2021
  • There are also four closets across the apartment, including a walk-in just off the foyer.
    Jenny Xie, Curbed, 5 Aug. 2021
  • The main entry with its giant foyer is another stunning spot.
    Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 15 Aug. 2021
  • Upon entering, you’re greeted with an oversized foyer with light oak walls.
    Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The home’s foyer has herringbone-design wood floors and an eyecatching staircase, with a unique handrail design.
    Mary Grace Granados, Dallas News, 13 Aug. 2021
  • The entry foyer leads to a hall lined with shelves that goes to the sunken living room or, down a carpeted hall lined with mirrors, to a bedroom and office.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Towering columns frame the entry, and forged iron doors open to a foyer with French limestone floors and a sweeping staircase.
    Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2021
  • The interior is an open-concept design with vaulted ceilings in the foyer and living room area, which is open to the kitchen and breakfast nook.
    Dallas News, 1 Aug. 2021
  • Beyond the foyer, a living room has backyard access, oversized windows, and a metallic floor-to-ceiling fireplace.
    Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 25 Oct. 2024
  • There, in the foyer of her school, stood her unmasked principal, greeting the hundreds of families who were flocking to a July 29 open house.
    Nicole Carr, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2021
  • As for the time capsule, its existence had long been forgotten when it was discovered anew by school officials during a renovation of the building’s foyer, eleven years ago.
    Erin Overbey, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2021
  • Potentials buyers walking through the expansive home will find a Jack-n-Jill bathroom, large foyer, formal living room and laundry in the basement.
    Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Aug. 2021
  • In fact, the hotel started accepting Bitcoin as a form of payment two years ago and even has a cryptocurrency ATM in the foyer.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Place it on the front porch, in the foyer, or on the front lawn.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The music room welcomes at the front of the house, just off the foyer.
    Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2021
  • The subject was the pretext, the intro, the foyer to a whole house.
    New York Times, 8 Dec. 2021
  • The first stop will be the entry foyer with its tile floor.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 9 Dec. 2022
  • There’s a double-height foyer that leads to the home’s main floor.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2023
  • All units have an entrance that opens to a foyer on the first floor.
    Benjamin C Tankersley, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The foyer was lit but the rest of the living room behind him was dark.
    Caitlin McGlade, The Arizona Republic, 19 Mar. 2024
  • There’s a roomy bath off the foyer, and one of the two bedrooms has a walk-in closet.
    Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2023
  • But with so many shoes at the front door, the foyer can look a bit chaotic.
    Sanah Faroke, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2022
  • The foyer has a coat closet and leads to a long hallway.
    Jenny Xie, Curbed, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Nate wasn’t very verbose about what had gone on in the foyer.
    Katcy Stephan, Variety, 28 Feb. 2022
  • On my way back to the lobby, I got lost in a foyer full of round tables.
    Andrew Leland, The New Yorker, 8 July 2023
  • That grand piano in the foyer, the cello in the entryway, the rows of bourbons in the bar?
    Howard Walker, Robb Report, 16 Nov. 2021
  • First, you’re welcomed by a grand foyer and great room.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 July 2024
  • Another might tuck it neatly in the foyer to catch the day’s mail and sets of keys.
    Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The foyer has black-and-white marble floors and arched doorways.
    Sarah Paynter, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022

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