How to Use chalkboard in a Sentence

chalkboard

noun
  • Check out the chalkboard in the bathroom, which lists the farms the restaurant sources from.
    Devorah Lev-Tov, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2017
  • The atmosphere is very pub-esque, dark, chalkboards, hip and bustling.
    Amy Parlapiano, SI.com, 6 Oct. 2017
  • His platform was made into a classroom, littered with books, and with a chalkboard at the center.
    Richy Rosario, Billboard, 16 Nov. 2017
  • Check the chalkboard near the register to learn where in Maine or Canada the day’s catch is from.
    Linda Bladholm, miamiherald, 31 Oct. 2017
  • Not to be confused with chalkboard paint, all chalk-style paints (the generic term) have a chalky, velvety matte finish.
    Nancy A. Herrick, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 July 2017
  • Most episodes in Season 1 feature, at some point, Chidi rolling out a chalkboard.
    Elizabeth Yuko, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2017
  • The home has original clapboard siding, slate chalkboards, hardwood floors and abell tower with a cast-iron bell.
    Stacey Altherr, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2017
  • The inside includes a kitchenette, chalkboard, a sitting area, and a picnic table, perfect for tea parties.
    Leanna Commins, Cosmopolitan, 25 Sep. 2017
  • Its menu, printed on chalkboards, features burgers, fish tacos, appetizers and other items.
    Kim Chatelain, NOLA.com, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Order your cut off a chalkboard, then fill your table with shareable sides like maple bacon, creamed spinach, and truly indulgent macaroni and cheese.
    Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 25 July 2017
  • The game hardly unfolds the way it was imagined on the chalkboard and there is only one person who can get the offense into the best possible play up until the snap.
    Jeff McLane, Philly.com, 11 Oct. 2017
  • Even chalkboards and whiteboards are being replaced by interactive smartboards.
    Patricia Alexander and Lauren Singer, CNN, 6 Oct. 2017
  • Some multiply numbers on a chalkboard table; others wrote definitions to math concepts in their notebooks.
    Caitlin R. McGlade, Sun-Sentinel.com, 4 Oct. 2017
  • Guests at EJ’s will walk up to a host counter, view the menu on a chalkboard reflecting the daily selection, and place their order, which is served to them at the table.
    Jill Wendholt Silva, kansascity, 29 Aug. 2017
  • The work has included the mass removal of locking, jail-like bars on the classroom doors, swapping chalkboards for dry-erase boards, and outfitting the cafeteria with colorful decor.
    Malcolm Burnley, Smithsonian, 27 Oct. 2017
  • The menu’s written on an A-frame chalkboard sign just to the left.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Glue the cork discs, one on top of the other, on the bottom left of the chalkboard.
    Kris Coronado, Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2020
  • The wheels of the chalkboard, however, got stuck on the ramp.
    Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 19 July 2022
  • The final score on the chalkboard was Blues 22, Akron 17.
    Beth Mlady, cleveland.com, 9 Aug. 2019
  • This chili salt tastes the way an old-school chalkboard smells.
    Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 16 June 2021
  • The menu is always changing the old-school way — via a chalkboard in the deli.
    Alex Darus, cleveland, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The sound of chalk on a chalkboard is pretty darn bad, too.
    Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 8 June 2022
  • The cardboard getting moved off of the cup is like nails on a chalkboard to me.
    USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Some of the chalkboards were also saved, framed by the new drywall.
    Benjamin C Tankersley, Washington Post, 5 July 2023
  • Staff dish up food behind the counter, and a chalkboard menu takes up a large part of one wall.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 28 Sep. 2021
  • In January 2013, Buschmann was asked to fill in and do the chalkboard one night.
    Amy Haneline, Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2018
  • The cracking of that plastic is like nails on a chalkboard.
    Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 24 June 2020
  • Behind the red and woodgrain counter, a chalkboard menu and, of course, shelves flush with bagels.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 27 Aug. 2020
  • One wall is a tall metal cabinet; the door is a chalkboard attached by its side.
    Anas Baba, NPR, 4 June 2024
  • On morning strolls along the sea with my dog, restaurants received their catch-of-the-day and carefully etched menu additions in cursive on chalkboard signs.
    Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2024

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