as in snack bar
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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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In other words, the party ends because the cosmic snack bar is empty.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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This half-mile beach with gentle tides features a playground, snack bar, mini-golf, arcade, and more.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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McBath said Taylor couldn't get himself to and from the cafeteria, and had to rely on other detainees to provide him food.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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The inmate looked visibly frustrated as officers surrounded the package and quickly ran back into the cafeteria, the captain said.—
Taylor Galgano,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
Noun
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Afterward, Lampley and the band’s saxophonist, Louis Fouché, headed to an Italian restaurant.—
Mark Yarm,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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On Saturday, instead of celebrating its 75‑year anniversary, the restaurant hosted a relief fundraiser.—
Briseida Holguin,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
Noun
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Hundreds of Chicago Public Schools lunchroom workers rallied outside of the Board of Education yesterday, demanding higher pay as contract negotiations approach the one-year mark.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
24 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 5 May. 2026.
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