lunch counter

noun

1
: a long counter at which lunches are sold
2

Examples of lunch counter in a Sentence

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Stroll Bristol’s State Street, divided by the Virginia-Tennessee state line, and explore a vibrant tableau of storefronts, lunch counters, and restaurants. Madeline Weinfield, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024 For example, activists participating in the Nashville lunch counter sit-ins during the U.S. civil rights movement had prepared themselves to endure any crackdown without retaliating. Erica Chenoweth, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2013 Lewis helped organize sit-ins to desegregate the city’s lunch counters in 1960. Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024 The latter was the site of the 1960 sit-in that led to the desegregation of lunch counters in the South. Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lunch counter 

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of lunch counter was in 1869

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“Lunch counter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunch%20counter. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.

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