How to Use reception room in a Sentence

reception room

noun
  • The reception room alone felt like the living room of a close—albeit impossibly chic—friend.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2023
  • An old-time tent, replete with a vanity table and bench, stands in the center of the first reception room.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
  • Robyn can be seen getting up from her table and stepping outside the reception room to talk to the officers.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
  • An impressive reception room and a banqueting hall add to its splendor.
    — Fanny Guénon Des Mesnards, Architectural Digest, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The home also has a Japanese-style sitting room and a formal reception room.
    — Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • What was once a plain white landing has been turned into an intimate reception room, open by appointment only.
    — Joelle Diderich, WWD, 20 June 2024
  • Three ensuite bedrooms trail the home with a spacious reception room that overlooks the complex courtyard and just beyond.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The reception room’s walls and ceiling are swathed in Fromental wall coverings.
    — Busola Evans, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Room One is the star among the six, a reception room in which three walls have six panels each that depict figures carrying drinks who face the door and guests.
    — John Oseid, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
  • One flight up, the reception room is a restrained palette of calming blues, earthy browns, and grounding greens that highlights the room’s tall ceilings and leafy outside view.
    — Busola Evans, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Our days revolved around procuring inventory, distributing goods and serving hot tea and cookies in the reception room of the team’s free shop.
    — Dana Sachs, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The house itself sports three floors of entertaining space, starting with a reception room that occupies the entire ground level.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 July 2023
  • Steps away, a main reception room offers privacy, palm tree lamps, a white sofa and armchairs positioned towards the terrace with sea views.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
  • The dramatic reception room remains the centerpiece, while a bespoke kitchen and dining room complete the main level.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Inside the mill, there’s a reception room on the ground floor and a winding staircase leading to two additional bedrooms on the second and third levels.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2023
  • One deputy who often worked Epstein’s detail said that his assignment was to stay in a front reception room of Epstein’s office.
    — Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 28 Nov. 2018
  • The first floor houses the kitchen, a 37-foot-wide reception room, the home theater, a dining room, an additional lounge, an office, and a study.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The neutral palate can especially be seen in the ground floor reception room, which has blond terracotta bricks over the working fireplace and walls painted a light cream.
    — Sarah Rappaport, Fortune Europe, 26 Mar. 2024
  • For sale is a three-bedroom apartment with a reception room, kitchen, dining room, and rooftop terrace overlooking the Chelsea neighborhood.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Inside the immigration court's reception room, an interpreter had been told the case she was assigned to assist with had been placed on hold and likely would be rescheduled.
    — Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Visitors will be received in a vivid blue reception room, inspired by Persian blue, which makes appearances throughout the dining room as well.
    — Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The largest reception room has ornate cornicing on the ceiling, an original fireplace and, between brass chandeliers, a disco ball.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 May 2024
  • Guests enter through an external staircase, from which there is a vast reception room flooded with natural light, and glass doors opening onto a terrace that sweeps around the villa.
    — Ruchira Sharma, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 June 2026
  • Upon entrance to the villa, you are welcomed by a reception room with 26-foot-high ceilings, stunning frescoed walls, a grand piano, and a plethora of plants.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Highlights of the original home include its oak parquet flooring, large sash windows, fireplaces, and an expansive reception room that’s lined with floor-to-ceiling glass panels.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2024
  • During the most recent renovation, two living areas were combined to create a large, open-plan double reception room with two fireplaces, dark-wood floors, high ceilings and two balconies.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Upstairs, a second spacious reception room, complete with open-plan reception, dining and kitchen area, leads onto a sweeping terrace and is the perfect space for entertaining.
    — Emma Kershaw, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
  • But construction eventually proceeded, with the house’s lower ground floor being dug deeper to create a more expansive ceiling height and a larger reception room.
    — Katherine Burns Olson, Architectural Digest, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The media room and utility area offer further flexibility, while the second floor holds a reception room, an en suite bedroom, and a stunning 32-foot double study.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The main floor houses a grand formal reception room with parquet hardwood floors and exposed timber beams, a drawing room, a formal dining room, a large kitchen, a garden-facing sitting room, a study, and an office.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2023

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