lunch counter

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Recent Examples of lunch counter Ela, specializing in thali-style street food, and Mango, a breakfast-lunch counter, will sit side by side on Hibiscus Street. Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025 There's also a lunch counter, which is open 11-2 Wednesday through Friday and 10-2 on Saturdays, helmed by local chef Miz Yalonda Ramsey. Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2025 In addition to the video series, the downtown library's Civil Rights collection includes a mock segregated lunch counter and historic photos of Nashville's movement. Nate Rau, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025 This historic downtown restaurant honors the original 1960s lunch counter where nine Black college students were arrested during a sit-in, becoming the first protestors to serve jail time during the Civil Rights Movement. Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for lunch counter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunch counter
Noun
  • Many had built-in restaurants, cocktail lounges, snack bars and soda fountains.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
  • New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch also revealed that fingerprints taken from Mangione match prints on a water bottle and a Kind snack bar left near the shooting scene.
    Dan Mangan, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • They are allowed to mix and mingle in nearby buildings and courtyards, and dine together in a cafeteria setting staffed by nuns.
    Marco della Cava, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Maintain a safe distance from windows and avoid seeking refuge in large open rooms like cafeterias, gymnasiums, or auditoriums.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Target Sam's Club Aldi Publix Others, such as Walmart, Kroger, Trader Joe's, Food Lion, and Meijer, among others, will be open on April 20. Easter 2025: Which restaurants are open Easter Sunday?
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
  • With fewer local productions, L.A.’s entertainment workers are spending less at supermarkets, restaurants, dry cleaners and other businesses, said Monica Levinson, a member of Producers United, which met last week with the mayor’s team to seek additional support for the industry.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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

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“Lunch counter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunch%20counter. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.

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