lunchroom

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Recent Examples of lunchroom The student — who’s allergic to nuts — was then taken to the lunchroom and left at a table that hadn’t been cleaned off. Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025 This is another legacy of the ’80s comedy that percolated into our Gen X school lunchrooms, one that’s a lot less fun to remember. James Poniewozik, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025 Eventually the school board took over the operation of the lunchroom. Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2025 The new brick school included a lunchroom and kitchen, and the Mothers’ Club hired a woman to do the cooking. Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lunchroom
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunchroom
Noun
  • Next up, a request for carrot-raisin salad like the one that was served at Franke's cafeteria for Cindy Greene.
    Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 27 May 2025
  • Even now, northwest residents are demanding a sheriff’s substation and a cafeteria at Markham Elementary, a magnet school in the heart of the community.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • The operator of the bar and restaurant at the sports betting venue is scrambling to find ways just to breakeven Subscribe to continue reading this article.
    Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2025
  • Ella mainly writes about local restaurants and where to find good deals around town.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2025
Noun
  • After returning to Combs’ house, Combs made James drive him and D-Roc back to the diner, and the rapper had three handguns in his lap, James said.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 21 May 2025
  • Participating diners are asked to bring or show The Community Food Connection flier that is available on the organization’s Facebook page.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • However, this June, that counter in Bakersfield is reopening, serving hot meals again, after renovations by husband-and-wife owners Emily and Sherod Waite, who have installed images of historical sit-ins above the luncheonette, as well as landmark pieces by artists of color from the 1930s to today.
    Katya Cengel, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
  • Take a culinary road trip with the chef who opened a luncheonette in a historic train caboose on the Pacific Coast Highway.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • When its first lunch counter opened in New Albany, Indiana, around 1923, the F.W. Woolworth Company was already known for innovation.
    Katya Cengel, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
  • How The Controversy Started Last week, a report from Black Press USA suggested that the Greensboro lunch counter display — a centerpiece artifact from the Civil Rights Movement — would be removed from the National Museum of American History.
    Melissa Noel, Essence, 28 Apr. 2025

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“Lunchroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunchroom. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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