in the entrance vs at the entrance

Both 'in the entrance' and 'at the entrance' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'In the entrance' is used when referring to a specific location within the entrance area, while 'at the entrance' is used to indicate a general location near the entrance.

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in the entrance

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a specific location within the entrance area.

Use 'in the entrance' when you want to specify a particular location inside the entrance, such as 'There is a table in the entrance.'

Examples:

There is a mirror in the entrance.
The shoes are in the entrance.
The painting is in the entrance.
There is a plant in the entrance.
The keys are in the entrance.

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And there's a list of buses in the entrance hall, on the left.
And they have left a quantity of it for us in the entrance hall of their main building.
I requested coffee from the charwoman in the entrance hall, but she said you're particular to this beverage.
And if you can't make Martha forgive you... I'll be waiting up there right in the entrance.
The display of a luxury Jaguar in the entrance hall of the Justus Lipsius building in May was reprehensible.
On leaving the sitting just now, at about 2 p.m., I found - not for the first time - a religious choir performing in the entrance to the European Parliament.
A shell in the entrance of 'C' Company dug-out, one man dead.
In the entrance hall I saw two boys of the same ages as my own children - 8 and 11 - in handcuffs with their hands behind their backs.
The dealership on the ground floor of the corporate offices on Madison has done very well just having that XK-E in the entrance.
They reported seeing a blond-haired man, mid-20s, standing in the entrance just before the explosion.
We pick him back up in the entrance.
Rossmann, the man is writhing in the entrance and will not let himself be removed.
The ECB will hold its press conferences in the entrance building itself.
I was stuck... in the entrance to the harbour.
Although I was thinking you could change out the marble in the entrance hall,
This is a computer installed in the entrance to their slum by a revolutionary social entrepreneur called Sugata Mitra who has conducted the most radical experiments, showing that children, in the right conditions, can learn on their own with the help of computers.
I came top in the entrance exam for St Jacob's Collegiate, but they still didn't want me. (MOBILE RINGS)
When the mine caved in the entrance was blocked by a fusion explosion.
The tenants arrive in the entrance hall here, and are carried along the corridor on a conveyor belt in extreme comfort- and past murals depicting Mediterranean scenes, towards the rotating knives.
After a quick glimpse into the press conference room, which is located in the entrance building, the tour takes you into the double office tower.

Alternatives:

inside the entrance
within the entrance
within the entrance area
within the entrance space
within the entrance hall

at the entrance

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate a general location near the entrance.

Use 'at the entrance' when you want to refer to a location in the vicinity of the entrance, such as 'She is waiting at the entrance.'