roadhouse

noun road·house \ ˈrōd-ˌhau̇s \

|Updated on: 14 Jul 2018

Examples: roadhouse in a Sentence

Definition of roadhouse

: an inn or tavern usually outside city limits providing liquor and usually meals, dancing, and often gambling

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Examples of roadhouse in a Sentence

stopped at a roadhouse for some drinks and a little line dancing

Recent Examples of roadhouse from the Web

Luke Combs has the kind of rich, deep powerhouse voice perfect for a rowdy late-night roadhouse, which also served him well in grabbing the attention of fans early in the evening during his hour-long opening set.

— erik ernst, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Blake Shelton may have gone Hollywood, but he shows at Summerfest that he's still country," 6 July 2018
Inside, the modern roadhouse feel continues with concrete floors, walls covered in wooden freight palates, and heavy wood tables and chairs.

— larry olmsted, USA TODAY, "The Nashville Hot Chicken spot for everyone," 7 June 2018
Ted Swindley runs with the concept of jukebox musicals — much of the lightweight little show’s second act is simply a concert, as if one was listening to an actual jukebox, albeit one in a West Virginia roadhouse.

— matthew j. palm, OrlandoSentinel.com, "'Honky Tonk Angels' lets country music shine," 2 June 2018
For a brief moment in the first of two concerts Thursday at Thalia Hall, Price transformed the 19th Century Chicago landmark into a Texas roadhouse.

— greg kot, chicagotribune.com, "Margo Price turns country inside out at Thalia Hall," 13 Apr. 2018
The previous week, in an attempt to integrate the notorious Choptank Inn near Cambridge, a member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee had been pulled inside the roadhouse and beaten to a pulp.

— stu bykofsky, Philly.com, "In 1962 in Maryland, I was trespassing in a restaurant | Stu Bykofsky," 20 Apr. 2018
The days when mechanized road warriors could rob roadhouses in desolate parts of the city with little fear of being caught were over.

— gary kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle, "SF bad guys get away in a car. In 1915, that was big news," 2 Mar. 2018
The Hotel Vegas looks the part of a derelict roadhouse, and Charles' demure but hard-bitten cosmic county fit right in with the scene.

— august brown, latimes.com, "Andrew W.K., Bad Gyal and Pearl Charles find different paths to lifting SXSW's spirits," 15 Mar. 2018
Since 1850, the bar now known as Slippery Noodle Inn - Indiana's oldest continuously operating bar - has been a roadhouse, a brothel, a station on the Underground Railroad and a hangout for gangster John Dillinger.

— kate silver, chicagotribune.com, "Beyond the racetrack: Indianapolis offers first class art and a great food scene," 22 Feb. 2018

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