cafeteria

Example Sentences

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The cafeteria in the adjacent building, located between the adult and youth sections, has been demolished to make way for a classroom.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

“It’ll be a good fight,” Marfisee said, as residents in the adjacent cafeteria carried trays of sloppy joes and burgers to their lunch tables.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

The ground-floor auditorium was gutted, the cafeteria looted.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

In the cafeteria, an administrator noted that the meal plan delivered growing athletes 2,800 “protein dominant calories” daily.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

She stops near the open door of the cafeteria.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko