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Recent Examples of lunch counter
Six months into the protests, Woolworth integrated the lunch counter.
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Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 31 Jan. 2026
His view was that the factory worker filling out a basketball parlay card at a local lunch counter was in some sense complicit.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
But in February 1960, Joyner, then 17, was one of 20 Black high school students picked by the NAACP to take part in a sit-in at a Whites-only lunch counter.
—Martha Teichner, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
The old mythology was that a star might be discovered at Schwab’s lunch counter or in an audition room.
—Josh Rottenberg, Twin Cities, 31 Dec. 2025
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Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 31 Jan. 2026
His view was that the factory worker filling out a basketball parlay card at a local lunch counter was in some sense complicit.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
But in February 1960, Joyner, then 17, was one of 20 Black high school students picked by the NAACP to take part in a sit-in at a Whites-only lunch counter.
—Martha Teichner, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
The old mythology was that a star might be discovered at Schwab’s lunch counter or in an audition room.
—Josh Rottenberg, Twin Cities, 31 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lunch counter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunch counter
Noun
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The basics are done well here too, with an excellent 24-hour coffee shop and patisserie off the lobby, a little café by the pool mixing inventive smoothies every morning, and an elevated snack bar at the heart of the resort, serving fresh, fluffy tacos.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Once the Sharon Woods Harbor Revitalization is complete, visitors can look forward to an educational amphitheater, new boathouse, refreshed snack bar, and expanded parking and restrooms, according to a Great Parks news release.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Students in New York City are learning to play tennis in unlikely places -- their school hallways, cafeterias and auditoriums -- thanks to a free after-school program.—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Hundreds of students streamed through the cafeteria of Thurgood Marshall Elementary School on Thursday, showing off new kicks, books, and bright smiles.—
Megan Vaz,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The ground floor is almost entirely devoted to the bright main restaurant and bar.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Apr. 2026
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The restaurant is lit with neon and filled with eye-catching vintage cultural artifacts, many of which are highlighted on a light-box art wall to grab your attention.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Sitting in the lunchroom-style eating area was Sierra Williams and her two daughters, Lyla, 3 and Lyric, 6, with their faces painted like a butterfly and a fox.—
Laura Turbay,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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One day, Dahlstrom made a vulgar joke in a lunchroom referencing oral sex and pubic hair, according to the employee.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Lunch counter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunch%20counter. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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