as in restaurant
a place where people get food at a counter and carry it to a table for eating
The restaurant resembled a school cafeteria.
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Recent Examples of cafeteria
To shatter my childhood right there in the school cafeteria.
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Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
And while the cafeteria line is long gone, the burger comes unadorned on a buttered bun with cheese oozing at the edges.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
Some of my favorite parts include the library and cafeteria scenes.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
Dining is limited to vending machines and a self-serve cafeteria.
—Laura Randall, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2024
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Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
And while the cafeteria line is long gone, the burger comes unadorned on a buttered bun with cheese oozing at the edges.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
Some of my favorite parts include the library and cafeteria scenes.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
Dining is limited to vending machines and a self-serve cafeteria.
—Laura Randall, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for cafeteria
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cafeteria
Noun
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From Corpus Christi:How many nationalities, ethnicities are represented in Corpus Christi's restaurant scene?Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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In 2016, the restaurant chain offered sunscreen with a fried chicken scent.Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
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Shop for more gifts, including handmade crafts and treats, at the Congregation cafe's small-business market, which features live music.Annalise Frank, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
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Customers wait in line at a Starbucks cafe in a terminal at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, Nov. 11, 2024.Amelia Lucas,Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 24 Nov. 2024
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And so do today’s diners at Li Ciusoni, which is set up like a rustic country house during a party.Ann Abel, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The path forward will require a deep understanding of what today’s diners truly want — beyond just a good deal.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2024
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Similarly, the installation Cutting Board features an industrial lunchroom table, its wood surface crawling with a forest of red graphite tipped appendages, sandwiched between two mirror walls akin to a dance studio.Robert Alan Grand, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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That includes instructional staff, like teachers and special education classroom assistants to our lunchroom, security, custodial staff, and more.Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Cafeteria.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cafeteria. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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