luncheonette

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Recent Examples of luncheonette This simple and straightforward luncheonette never tries to overcomplicate the diner experience, and that attitude carries through to the menu. Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025 The luncheonette takes its name from one of Rouse’s favorite country acts, Pinto Bennett & the Famous Motel Cowboys. Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025 Start mornings at Candy Kitchen, an old-school luncheonette (which opened back in 1925), then stroll downtown to shop at upscale Sylvester & Co. Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 July 2025 However, this June, that counter in Bakersfield is reopening, serving hot meals again, after renovations by husband-and-wife owners Emily and Sherod Waite, who have installed images of historical sit-ins above the luncheonette, as well as landmark pieces by artists of color from the 1930s to today. Katya Cengel, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for luncheonette
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Noun
  • Parents and council members gathered in a nearly empty high school cafeteria this week, reconvening for the first time since a college professor’s remarks about Black students disrupted a New York City school meeting and shook the community.
    Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Prestige University, located in the central India city of Indore, features a stunning five-story building that contains seminar halls, an auditorium, a library, offices, and a cafeteria.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Elevators are available from the parking garage to the lobby, between the two levels of the rooftop (the bar and the restaurant), and up to the pool deck.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Mar. 2026
  • As the chef partner of Kindling inside Willis Tower, Sawyer balances television appearances with running a restaurant in one of the city’s busiest buildings.
    Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The foundation recognized the diner as a vital social and cultural anchor for the Black community in Los Angeles.
    Angela Osorio, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The mild meats and cheeses should be consumed first, with diners gradually moving on to the most intense ones so as to not overpower the more delicate flavors.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • But fate placed them in the lunchroom of Queensborough Community College in 1985.
    Andy Greene, VIBE.com, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Anthropic’s lunchroom, downstairs, was where Claude banged its head against walls in real life.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The state temporarily shut five South Florida eateries last week for these and other violations.
    Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
  • But one Boise eatery has taken its struggle to stay afloat public.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In 1960, four college students staged a sit-in at Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Six months prior to his arrival in Greensboro, four Black students from North Carolina A&T refused to leave the whites-only Woolworth lunch counter, launching a sit-in movement that soon drew national attention.
    Gibbs Knotts, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The existing snack bar is being nearly doubled in size.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • As demolition is currently underway inside the Ranch Clubhouse as part of the RSF Association’s restaurant renovation project, the golf club is preparing to begin its own project in the coming months, a remodel of the course snack bar.
    Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The generous walkaround deck offers ample space for alfresco entertaining, with wetbars, fridges, and grills installed throughout.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Drinking is a ritual often centered around holding a cold can while standing around a grill or sitting at a bar.
    William Jones, Ascend Agency, 27 Feb. 2026

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“Luncheonette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luncheonette. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.

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