antechamber

[ UK /ˈæntɪt‍ʃˌe‍ɪmbɐ/ ]
[ US /ˈæntɛˌtʃeɪmbɝ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a large entrance or reception room or area
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How To Use antechamber In A Sentence

  • The three entered the castle, walking down the main hallways until they reached a small antechamber near the end of the hallway.
  • A colonnaded court, hypostyle hall and antechamber led to two doors, beyond which were two precincts and two naos, or inner sanctums. From This Beloved Hour
  • On either side of the interior door of the antechamber was a turnstile or tourelle, which enabled the inmates within to receive anything from the outside world without being themselves seen. The Golden Dog
  • Late that evening, the Lady Betriz called him up to the office antechamber that was rapidly becoming a place of hectic nightmare. THE CURSE OF CHALION
  • The stairs creaked, the attic was spooky, the cellar dim and creepy; there were storage antechambers to every room.
  • Upstairs, reporters jammed into a tiny antechamber, the shaggy cameramen and newspaper photographers chain-smoking and the reporters chattering nervously.
  • The only article of furniture in the antechamber was a wooden bench on which Pierre perceived two female patients awaiting their turn in the charge of a young hospitaller. The Three Cities Trilogy: Lourdes, Complete
  • Patroclus was in constant attendance on the King and used to stand all day in his antechamber.
  • The most succulent treats are left here by pilgrims who crowd into a small antechamber accessible only to the temple priests.
  • Brydon placed Shevyn on a cushioned settee in the antechamber furthest from the door. The Gauntlet Thrown Chapter Thirty Six
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