How to Use saloon in a Sentence

saloon

noun
  • In rehearsal, the cast ran through a scene in a saloon.
    Shane O’Neill, Washington Post, 6 July 2024
  • Snap the buttons all the way to the top and pair it with high-rise jeans to turn some heads at the saloon.
    Gabriela Aoun, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2020
  • On the first floor, across from the saloon, are two drawing rooms.
    Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Amid the tension, the ladies switch gears at the saloon, learning how to line dance.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The studio is on the top floor of the barn; a rustic saloon sits below.
    Jenn Pelly, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2019
  • The saloon/bar has a fun, curved bar and plenty of room for a local band to play.
    Megan Stein, Country Living, 8 July 2018
  • Click here to see more photos of the 0 Series saloon and SUV.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Albarn could be a man singing a sad song of love lost in an old saloon.
    Kat Bein, Billboard, 5 July 2017
  • Most people are more apt to head to the nearest saloon while their tip-ups do all the work.
    John Perritano, Popular Mechanics, 22 Dec. 2020
  • The grill looked like a saloon straight out of central casting.
    Tim Carman, Washington Post, 14 July 2022
  • By 1910, the town was down to a hotel and a saloon, and it’s only gotten worse since.
    John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 16 Feb. 2018
  • The ski-in, ski-out saloon serves as a bar, general store and full-fledged eatery.
    Amelia Mularz, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Jan. 2017
  • Also back this year is the Ranch House, the saloon next to the Barn Stage, which had been closed some of the previous years.
    Chris Riemenschneider, Star Tribune, 30 July 2021
  • The aft of the main deck is home to a galley and a saloon with a separate lounge and dining area.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Coffee service will be at the deli this year instead of the saloon.
    Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 6 May 2021
  • Because, of course, the call center is being set up at the saloon.
    Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Jan. 2021
  • In an attempt to shut down the business, the women sang hymns and prayed outside of the saloon three times.
    Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland.com, 26 Feb. 2018
  • There's also a saloon where the parents can have an evening drink, while the kids play ping pong or cards.
    Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2021
  • Rocking cowboy outfits, the two are seen dancing in a saloon and in a car to the catchy tune.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2022
  • To get a taste, stay at the Red Garter Inn, a former saloon and bordello built in 1897.
    Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2024
  • The false front of a saloon still stood, with an alder tree growing through its warped timbers.
    Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
  • There’s a bar, which is like the saloon in a Western town, which is where the worst elements hang out.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 21 May 2022
  • Fort Worth was the last chance to stop for supplies and rest, and maybe even to pay a visit to a saloon or brothel.
    Tamara Gane, Chron, 29 Apr. 2023
  • The size of the show — six actors and a four-member saloon-style Western band — was right for the North Coast Rep space and the show was unique.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2022
  • The dark Irish saloon, which opened as a speakeasy in 1929, was a beloved haunt for journalists and writers.
    Alex Vadukul, New York Times, 11 May 2018
  • Vienna finds Johnny drinking alone in the middle of the night in a back room of the saloon.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2022
  • The Hunts’ youngest son and his guests were in a pod called the saloon, which is separated from main sections of the home.
    Hannah Selinger, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2022
  • At night, the old west saloon is open for a night cap or a few games on the private bowling alley.
    Michael Williams, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2024
  • There are no saloons, no bordellos, no cowboys strutting up and down Main Streets, in part because there are no streets.
    Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • This was once a bustling lumber town with a sawmill, its own railroad and shipping fleet, 10 hotels, 15 saloons, multiple dance halls — and a great back story.
    John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025

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