How to Use food court in a Sentence

food court

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  • The suspect, a 35-year-old male, fled to the food court in the mall.
    — Celina Tebor, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2022
  • The mall's scenes were shot in what had been the mall's food court.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, 16 July 2019
  • Sit in the food court, sit in your car on the phone, sit on the benches.
    — oregonlive, 22 Sep. 2019
  • The 29-year-old drove around to the front of the mall, stopping in front of the entrance to the food court.
    — Michelle Hunter | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 15 Oct. 2020
  • In the first video, the man gets down on one knee in the middle of the food court and holds out a ring.
    — Michael Hollan, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2021
  • The hall has a clean modern look and feel of a high-class food court.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Arepa’s Place, a Venezualan restaurant, is in the food court and opened in late June.
    — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2019
  • Gourmet Royale is the line to be in at the Tower Building's bustling food court.
    — Amanda Albee, Chron, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Chewy, flaky, crunchy ice of mall food court fame can be yours at home.
    — Lauren Joseph, Bon Appétit, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Next door to Mekong Palace is one of the two Vietnamese restaurants in the food court.
    — Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2021
  • The shooter entered the mall at a doorway near the food court around 4:54 p.m., Ison said.
    — Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 18 July 2022
  • Eat at one of the stylish food courts No high-end food hall nonsense here.
    — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • In the 11-year-old’s suit, the complaint said the girl was near the mall’s food court when the gunfire erupted.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 6 Aug. 2020
  • Herring was found with gunshot wounds in the mall’s food court.
    — Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The food court is a fun place to people-watch at Fan Fusion 2022.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 27 May 2022
  • There are so many reasons to look forward to a trip to IKEA, but the food court just might take the cake.
    — Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2023
  • This summer, Harold’s Chicken will open in the food court.
    — Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2022
  • Many visited a mall filled with 380 shops and a food court.
    — Star Tribune, 12 Oct. 2020
  • The manager of a Finish Line store at the mall told the news station the first shots rang out at the food court.
    — Fox News, 3 July 2019
  • Police responded to a call of a fight in the food court at Golf Mill on the morning of Nov. 29.
    — Pioneer Press Staff, chicagotribune.com, 8 Dec. 2019
  • The mall houses a large food court with a good array of options.
    — George Varga, Twin Cities, 21 May 2024
  • Rivera de Piñeda would often go to the Greenwood Park Mall just to walk around and eat in the food court.
    — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 18 July 2022
  • The Wednesday concerts are indoors at the State House Square food court from noon to 1 p.m.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 July 2024
  • The State Fair food court, which is near the end of the route, will be the only part of the attraction where guests can leave their cars.
    — Melissa Walker, Star Tribune, 20 Nov. 2020
  • Here is a ranking of the Costco food court menu items, from our least favorite to the best in-store eats.
    — Alex Aronson, Redbook, 4 Apr. 2019
  • Police did not give a motive for the shooting near the food court inside the mall.
    — CBS News, 4 July 2020
  • The kids are then left with nowhere to go when the Mind Flayer monster bursts through the mall’s ceiling and traps them in the food court.
    — Time, 4 July 2019
  • After the shooting, the car in which Wheeler was riding drove around to the front of the mall, stopping in front of the food court.
    — Michelle Hunter | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 12 Oct. 2020
  • The food court tables are your best bet, but there's sketchy, if any, free wifi coverage.
    — Mike Deehan, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Costco has increased prices of pizzas and other items at its food courts.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025

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