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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
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On Monday, a rally was held outside the Roybal Learning Center in downtown LA in support of SEIU, which represents about 30,000 aides, bus drivers, custodians and cafeteria workers.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Thousands of school bus drivers, custodians, cafeteria workers and special education assistants are threatening to strike if an agreement is not reached today.—
Madeline Armstrong,
Daily News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, the couple’s daughter opens a restaurant, and their son volunteers for Bernie Sanders’s Presidential campaign.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The restaurant celebrates the North Carolina shore through inventive dishes that utilize fresh catches from area fishermen and coastal foragers.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2026
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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 15 Apr. 2026.
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