cafeteria
Example Sentences
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"People are talking more, going to the shops instead of just sitting in the cafeteria on their phones," he says.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
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 is many things: diner stalwart, weeknight hero, cafeteria punchline.
From Salon • Mar. 11, 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
Four classes later, I returned to the cafeteria and silently went through the line.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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