front desk

noun

: the desk in a building where visitors are greeted
We checked into the hotel at the front desk.

Examples of front desk in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The new contracts include an almost immediate raise of $5 per hour for workers who don’t typically earn tips, including front desk clerks, dishwashers and housekeepers. Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024 Last fall, the city’s Department of Workforce and Employment Standards found the Edes Avenue hotel owed more than $400,000 in back pay to housekeepers, front desk staff and other employees who were almost all laid off when the COVID-19 pandemic struck. Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024 The condominium has 24-hour security with a front desk that receives package shipments and dry-cleaning delivery. Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024 Eventually, a couple of new arrivals roll a suitcase to the front desk, asking to check in early. Alina Selyukh, NPR, 13 May 2024 Growing up in Los Angeles, Kim’s dad was a doctor with a small practice, and his mom, Sheena, did everything else as both back office wizard and front desk receptionist. Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 10 May 2024 The bowling alley honored those who died by displaying photos of the eight people who lost their lives at Just-In-Time, and bowling pins with the names of the 18 shooting victims behind the front desk. Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024 The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office announced his surrender in a news release that included video of Sutton's appearance at the front desk of a Tampa-area jail facility. Dennis Romero, NBC News, 1 Apr. 2024 Jill Goddard, 61, and her friend Mary Cates, 52, were paying at the front desk of Pacific Hair & Nails when a Ford Explorer, reportedly driven by their friend Kimberly Langley, 57, crashed into the salon, according to CBS affiliate KMOV-TV and the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP). Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2024

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“Front desk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%20desk. Accessed 31 May. 2024.

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