How to Use parlor in a Sentence

parlor

noun
  • The play ends at a bingo parlor, which is an apt metaphor for the play.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2023
  • Double parlors are set on one side of the hall on the first floor; the dining room and study on the other.
    Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The real parlor from the film still serves up hot pies today.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2022
  • The aft side sports a plush lounge and large TV, while the bow side is dedicated to a swanky parlor.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 July 2023
  • What better way to take your mind off a breakup than to hit up a tattoo parlor.
    Seventeen.com Editors, Seventeen, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Gold plaques and fading photographs of women in robes adorn the walls of the parlor.
    Dodai Stewart, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Jefferson was often alone in the rooms above the parlor.
    Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The main house also has an ice-cream parlor with a booth-style sitting area.
    Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 29 Nov. 2022
  • The building that is now the ice cream parlor is nearly a hundred years old, Joy said.
    Sophia Vento, Journal Sentinel, 13 July 2023
  • Guests also had access to a large buffet in the main parlor.
    Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 3 Oct. 2022
  • The homes are large, often made of stucco and have parlors, sun rooms and living rooms.
    Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Is this the most overlooked chili parlor in Greater Cincinnati?
    Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2022
  • On the parlor walls are a few shreds of old wallpaper, hung there in the 1950s by Gottlieb’s uncle.
    Kyle Whitmire, al, 3 Nov. 2022
  • The main level has a living room, a parlor, a dining room, a kitchen and an office.
    Kathy Orton, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2022
  • The rush of customers to beer parlors brought another rush of license seekers to the city hall.
    Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The quip draws laughs from a crowd packed into the parlor of a historic home to hear what Holzer has to say about the 16th president.
    Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Peek in the windows of the factory to get a glimpse of the ice cream production process, then stop in the old-style ice cream parlor next door for a taste.
    Colin Campbell, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The parlor itself has a cozy fireplace and plush lounges, as well as an outdoor area with a grill station.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The donuts will be available only at Malley’s stores with ice cream parlors.
    Alex Darus, cleveland, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The four-bedroom home also can woo buyers with its parlor and full bar.
    Dallas News, 11 Dec. 2022
  • The state’s sole horse racetrack is in Plainville, where standardbreds pull carts on a site that includes a slots parlor.
    Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Jan. 2023
  • That tourist-trap tattoo parlor may double as a house of regrets.
    Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 27 Sep. 2022
  • At Tyler Malek’s ice cream parlors, one cook’s trash is another chef’s frosty treat.
    Haven Daley, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 June 2023
  • Here’s where to get the best ice cream in L.A., from classic parlors to vegan creameries.
    Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
  • There is also a full-service restaurant, rooftop bar and ice cream parlor.
    Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Although the customers may have changed over the years, the parlor’s owners stand as a monumentof trust and goodwill.
    Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2023
  • Instead, it is squeezed next to a gaming parlor that echoes with clacks from a foosball table.
    Nina Strochlic, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
  • People enjoy ice cream at the state-run ice cream parlor Coppelia in Havana in April.
    Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Meanwhile, the officer also saw the owner of the massage parlor, identified as 55-year-old Ying He, in the parlor.
    Emma Colton, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Add other aromatics to the sauce, or top the pie with your favorite pizza parlor ingredients, then add a cloak of melty cheese.
    Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 17 Feb. 2024

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