antechamber
Example Sentences
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A portrait of the thin-mustachioed director as a saintly figure sits alongside stained glass recreations of some of his most famous collaborators, including Divine and David Lochary, in a chapel-like antechamber.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2023
Inside the underground crypt and its antechamber, archaeologists found 400 urns containing the mixture of human ashes, coal, rubber and plant roots.
From BBC • Aug. 2, 2022
Nearby, inside the antechamber of the secretariat, a separate building that houses the president’s office, people mill around examining piles of used books and political pamphlets.
From New York Times • Jul. 10, 2022
Inside the Speaker’s Lobby — an ornate antechamber that opens onto the House floor — police had barricaded the door with chairs and furniture.
From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2021
Through the stone doors was a small antechamber with a more ordinary set of wooden doors inside.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
