antechamber

Example Sentences

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It was January 1998 and Robert Bourgi was waiting to see the Gabonese president Omar Bongo, in an antechamber at his seaside palace in Libreville.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2024

The paintings on display beyond the antechamber play on themes of spectacle, public perception and sleight of hand.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2022

One evening in 1997, Looter-1 and another person found the statue in the antechamber of Prasat Krachap, prosecutors said.

From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2021

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

“This is merely the antechamber, the entrance hall,” said Dumbledore after a moment or two.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling