refectory

Example Sentences

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The oak refectory tables and benches, crafted by Robert "Mouseman" Thompson and featuring his trademark mice carvings, had been donated by former pupils.

From BBC

A church and a refectory were battered during more strikes in early May.

From Seattle Times

Thus admonished, we made our way to the refectory, expecting a small meal at best, perhaps a plain broth and dry bread.

From Washington Post

Access to the masterpiece housed inside the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie resumed Tuesday after the second closure of the pandemic, starting in November and the fall virus resurgence.

From Washington Times

Some of the nuns considered administering beatings to be as routine as tending the horses or working in the refectory, they alleged.

From BBC