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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In particular, Russian media have zeroed in on the actions of Islam Khalilov, 15, a high school student originally from Kyrgyzstan who worked as a coat check attendant during the concert.
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Charles Maynes, NPR, 25 Mar. 2024
Popular winter coat check returns The airport's popular coat check program has returned.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2024
Its other perks include a bottle of champagne, butler and coat check services, hors d'oeuvres and access to an open bar and dinner buffet.
—Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2023
They aren't allowed inside and there's no on-site storage or coat check.
—Robin Soslow, Chron, 14 May 2023
Guests, including Sara Bareilles and Danny Burstein, were able to use coat check for their Playbill, decorated with a sticker to commemorate closing night.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 Apr. 2023
The nightclub workers, including bartenders, barbacks, security staff, coat check workers and stage managers, voted 16-4 to unionize with Unite Here Local 1, according to National Labor Relations Board election records.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2023
Some couldn’t watch from coat check or the wet entrance.
—Riley Van Steward, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
Charles Maynes, NPR, 25 Mar. 2024
Popular winter coat check returns The airport's popular coat check program has returned.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2024
Its other perks include a bottle of champagne, butler and coat check services, hors d'oeuvres and access to an open bar and dinner buffet.
—Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2023
They aren't allowed inside and there's no on-site storage or coat check.
—Robin Soslow, Chron, 14 May 2023
Guests, including Sara Bareilles and Danny Burstein, were able to use coat check for their Playbill, decorated with a sticker to commemorate closing night.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 Apr. 2023
The nightclub workers, including bartenders, barbacks, security staff, coat check workers and stage managers, voted 16-4 to unionize with Unite Here Local 1, according to National Labor Relations Board election records.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2023
Some couldn’t watch from coat check or the wet entrance.
—Riley Van Steward, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
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“Coat check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coat%20check. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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