dining hall

Example Sentences

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The communal dining hall never had enough food, and the boys were always hungry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Correctional officers removed more than 150 incarcerated women from their cells and confined them in a dining hall while conducting a search of their housing unit, the complaint alleges.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

There’s also my go-to dining hall omelette and scrambled eggs, made with butter, crumbled feta cheese, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers and Old Bay seasoning.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

With my phone constantly itching in my pocket, begging to be used, it accompanies me throughout the day: during morning showers for music, afternoon walks to the dining hall, and nighttime wind-downs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

Headmaster Patterson stood beside the podium in the dining hall, resting one elbow on the edge as if casually leaning, except he wasn’t, because he never did anything casually.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely