automat
Example Sentences
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In 1902, Horn & Hardart opened the first automat in Philadelphia.
From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2024
Mr. Strong drifted in and out of music, working at Chrysler on the production line and at an automat restaurant, among other blue-collar jobs that supported his family.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 30, 2023
And Ginsburg, of Brooklyn, recalls stopping by an automat en route to piano lessons and parking herself at a table with a book.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 21, 2022
During the Great Depression, an automat was a warm haven where you could sit all day sipping coffee for a nickel.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 21, 2022
She stood beside the lamppost outside Dr. Mbalia's West African Oral room, waiting for Brigit and Jason with her minder automat.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
