lunchroom

noun

Definition of lunchroomnext
as in cafeteria

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Recent Examples of lunchroom Dozens of people crowded onto a stage behind a curtain in the school’s lunchroom ahead of the surprise, including Brewer’s parents and son. — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026 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 In the lunchroom on Tuesday, other third-graders swarmed Aura for autographs. — Ava Berger, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026 Angelo Mastrodicasa opened Angelo's Civita Farnese 101 years ago on Federal Hill as a lunchroom frequented by men who immigrated from Italy. — The Providence Journal, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lunchroom
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunchroom
  1. cafeteria
  2. restaurant
  3. diner
  4. luncheonette
  5. lunch counter
Noun
  • The Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) could be a lifesaver when the library is somehow louder than the cafeteria.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Middle and high school populations were mostly sticking together in the building’s cafeteria during breakfast.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of cafeteria
Noun
  • This includes restaurants in Alpharetta, Buford, Dacula, Doraville, Duluth, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Lilburn, Marietta, Norcross, Roswell, Sandy Springs and Tucker.
    — Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The casino said all the people involved were employees of the restaurant and that no guests were involved.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of restaurant
Noun
  • Now, McDonald’s is betting on fancier chicken and airer restaurants to draw back diners.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In traditional Parisian bakeries, bakers mostly work in basements, but two-thirds of Guillotine’s space consists of an open kitchen where diners can view the production process.
    — Carly Boers, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of diner
Noun
  • Several symbolic scenes, similarly unfolding in sinuous long takes—a ritualistic repetition of local habits at the junk yard, a formal dance of non-seduction at a luncheonette with a jukebox—lay bare the town’s ingrained and unyielding mores.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026
  • What began in 1958 as a small luncheonette run by Brett Kelly's father and grandfather — selling ham sandwiches for a quarter — eventually grew into Kelly's Seafood, where four generations of the family have worked.
    — Eva Andersen, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of luncheonette
Noun
  • The landlord was the university, so the couple applied for the lease, vowing to open a lunch counter, support local farmers, employ students, and change up the menu weekly.
    — Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Seth & Manni's pop-up lunch counter served sandwiches like pulled pork with a side of pickles.
    — Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of lunch counter

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