coat check
noun
: a room in a restaurant, theater, etc., where a person can leave something that he or she does not want to carry or wear while there
Leave your backpack at the coat check.
Examples of coat check in a Sentence
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The ticket counter is now a welcome desk, and the benches by the entrance and the old coat check hold glass vitrines of pricey artwork and jewelry, not waiting grandmothers.
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Nov. 2025
On the third floor, visitors will find the new Lubar Lounge, an exclusive space for donors with its own bar, bathrooms and coat check where the Rep's most generous supporters can relax while attending a Rep event.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
The special also boasts on-site staff — a manager, security personnel and a staffed coat check — and, to sweeten the deal, there is no clean-up required on the newlyweds’ behalf.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 15 July 2025
The designation protects parts of the lower level facing Madison Avenue, as well as the first-floor lobby, coat check, vestibules and the main stairwell from the lower level through the fifth floor.
—Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The entrance to the World is jammed with people (and even the lucky few getting in aren’t getting in, because the entrance, the coat check, and the rest rooms are within five feet of each other).
—Amy Virshup, Vulture, 14 May 2025
On Thursday night, the coat check inside Lower East Side restaurant Casino was unusually quiet for wintertime.
—Kristen Tauer, WWD, 28 Feb. 2025
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Nov. 2025
On the third floor, visitors will find the new Lubar Lounge, an exclusive space for donors with its own bar, bathrooms and coat check where the Rep's most generous supporters can relax while attending a Rep event.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
The special also boasts on-site staff — a manager, security personnel and a staffed coat check — and, to sweeten the deal, there is no clean-up required on the newlyweds’ behalf.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 15 July 2025
The designation protects parts of the lower level facing Madison Avenue, as well as the first-floor lobby, coat check, vestibules and the main stairwell from the lower level through the fifth floor.
—Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The entrance to the World is jammed with people (and even the lucky few getting in aren’t getting in, because the entrance, the coat check, and the rest rooms are within five feet of each other).
—Amy Virshup, Vulture, 14 May 2025
On Thursday night, the coat check inside Lower East Side restaurant Casino was unusually quiet for wintertime.
—Kristen Tauer, WWD, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Coat check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coat%20check. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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