front room

noun

: living room, parlor

Examples of front room in a Sentence

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Right in the middle of my front room is a tent and a playpen. — Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026 Broken furniture was piled in a front room. — Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026 The front room of our store contains the first editions but our other rooms will have landmark titles for far less money. — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026 Investigators are calling the fire suspicious due to the volume of fire that was in the front room. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for front room

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of front room was in 1827

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“Front room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%20room. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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