Thesaurus results for LUNCH COUNTER

lunch counter

noun

Definition of lunch counter

as in snack bar

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Recent Examples of lunch counter In 1960, a Woolworth’s store in Greensboro, North Carolina, that had been the scene of nearly six months of sit-in protests against its whites-only lunch counter, dropped its segregation policy. — ABC News, 7 July 2026 Travel Abroad Chef Alfredo Nogueira and Ryan Iriarte opened Cafe Conmigo, a little lunch counter and coffee joint inspired by Cuba, in 2026. — Jenny Adams, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2026 Neighbors Café, a breakfast and lunch counter spot, skews healthy with wellness drinks like a supershroom latte, fresh juices and smoothies, and overnight oats (there are also tasty pastries and breakfast sandwiches). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026 Frying is an art, perhaps plied nowhere with such efficiency and aplomb as at this lively lunch counter, where the very air seems to crackle and the scent of pork incites the blood. — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for lunch counter

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Noun

The interactive experience would be in a four-story building with bird-safe glass on the upper floor, a retail store, snack bar and restaurant.

— Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2026
What was once a snack bar is now going to be potentially a brewery, hotel, and several restaurants.

— John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of snack bar

Noun

Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin broke out of Alcatraz by digging holes in the prison walls using spoons from the cafeteria.

— Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Tanvir gestures toward the Bari Imam shrine and the cafeteria where volunteers serve free food.

— Diaa Hadid, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of cafeteria

Noun

The arrest also comes just after the restaurant announced its intent to restart business inside the building that houses Maggie’s Pub in Whittier.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
In the midst of everything, Granado Montano turned her Los Angeles restaurant, Full Arepas, into a relief hub, filling shipping containers with donations to be sent to Venezuela.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of restaurant

Noun

The address encompasses three levels of retail, plus an employee lunchroom, an expansive alterations atelier along with dedicated spaces for fittings and bespoke consultations.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
These items included printers, computers and even a lunchroom table.

— Kathryn Blackman, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of lunchroom

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