soda fountain

Example Sentences

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Founded in 1942, Duran originally had a soda fountain that converted to a sit-down restaurant in the 1960s.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Never mind that it was said to have been dreamed up by kids at a soda fountain that Short frequented and referred mainly to her upswept hairdo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

At times, I found myself fantasizing about nothing else in the world but the satisfying clunk of a torrent of ice from a self-serve soda fountain.

From Salon • Sep. 2, 2023

This may come from the same infatuation with simpler-times America as Crow’s soda fountain, but in a more masculine, rugged form, and without any plausible personal connection.

From Slate • Aug. 12, 2023

Only this time I could not go to the soda fountain and order a limeade or ask for a glass of water.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin