Thesaurus results for VESTIBULE

vestibule

noun

ˈve-stə-ˌbyül

Definition of vestibule

as in foyer

the entrance room of a building please leave your wet boots in the vestibule

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Recent Examples of vestibule Truelove is accused of sneaking into a vestibule that is near Studio 1A in Rockefeller Center on July 16 and going up to Melvin, allegedly hurling a racial slur. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Guests first enter through a deep red vestibule before stepping into bedrooms rendered in softer, warmer tones. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2026 The old station vestibule has become the lobby, while guest rooms occupy the extremely long upper floors. — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 Sylvie wants Suzanna to know more about this, but Suzanna herself will not budge from that vestibule. — Laura Miller, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for vestibule

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Noun

The black walnut double staircase in the center hall foyer has carved lions.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
Inside, the three-story mansion has a state dining room lined with an antique Persian carpet, a foyer crowned by an 18th-century French chandelier, and a formal living room with an Irish grandfather clock dating to 1770.

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of foyer

Noun

Overlapping conversations in Russian, Spanish, Romanian, Mandarin and Pashto — plus several others — bleed into the hallways in a cacophony reminiscent of an airport or embassy.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
There are also three runner lengths to use in a kitchen, bathroom or hallway.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of hallway

Noun

The education and research wing has its own entrance across the main plaza, with a yellow Naboo Royal N-1 Starfighter hanging from its lofty lobby ceiling.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
And the other is that paper receipts are a ~$5B business, complete with their own lobby groups and health controversies.

— HubSpot, HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026

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