How to Use dining hall in a Sentence

dining hall

noun
  • Sun compares this process to eating in a college dining hall for the first time.
    Jade Thomas, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2024
  • In between stops, grab a meal at open-air dining hall Plasa Bieu.
    Catherine Garcia, theweek, 25 June 2024
  • Our friends at the dining hall tried to hide their knowing smiles, telling us to hurry back.
    Tasha Sandoval, refinery29.com, 21 June 2023
  • Foolish, too, not to take the shortcut through the dining hall, which was empty at this hour.
    Christian Wiman, Harper's Magazine, 14 Dec. 2022
  • As for dishes served at the dining hall, reviews are mixed.
    Claire Hoppe, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2024
  • The main dining hall was warmly lit and draped in sheets of cream and champagne-colored silk.
    Madeleine Aggeler, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The last four weren’t addressed in the allergen-free dining hall.
    Priya Krishna, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Katie Ledecky, she of seven gold medals, is staying in the village and eating in the dining hall.
    Mark Zeigler, Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2024
  • The fourth building will be a single-story dining hall and kitchen.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2023
  • Watching this play out was Haskins, who worked at a dining hall.
    Billy Witz, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
  • That means a 4,600-square-foot dining hall with six themed food stations with recipes from celebrity chefs.
    Mark Zeigler, The Mercury News, 26 July 2024
  • The glass entrance to the kibbutz dining hall is riddled with bullet holes.
    Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Dec. 2023
  • From the dining hall next door, the men in funny suits were singing together, clapping, and stamping on the ground.
    John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
  • The walk from the dock to the dining hall to my villa took me along forest paths with purple flowers and a soundtrack of birdsong.
    John Bowe, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Fare at the dining hall, housed in what was once a power plant, then a film studio, has received so-so reviews.
    Sean Gregory / Saint-Denis, TIME, 24 July 2024
  • In a TikTok posted on Aug. 5, Christiansen posted a video of himself looking for the muffins in the dining hall to no avail.
    Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
  • The first floor has a public plaza and coffee shop, the second a dining hall with outdoor seating, and the third a gym and childcare center.
    Anna Kramer, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2023
  • All day, as campers move in flocks from the dining hall to swimming, to crafts and archery, to their bunks, Ms. Klein zips around camp in a golf cart, outfitted with a fanny pack and a walkie-talkie.
    Ellen Barry Brittainy Newman, New York Times, 6 Aug. 2023
  • But there are few residents around, the communal dining hall is riddled with bullet holes, and the kitchen is burned out.
    Richard Engel, NBC News, 8 Dec. 2023
  • The dining hall will have a cafe, televisions and internet access, Zaragoza said.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2023
  • The standout is no doubt the dramatic reception room, which used to serve as a dining hall for ICI directors.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 June 2023
  • Silence is golden, and the dining hall is laid out like an exam room to discourage chatter.
    Jane Alexander, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Inside the buildings, employees will have use of a library, lounge coffee shop, a food hall and a dining hall overlooking the lake.
    Steve Brown, Dallas News, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Part of the building west of The Strand was a public dining hall used for special events until it was converted to the lifeguard headquarters in 1987.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Past the village dining hall, kindergarten and culture center, the tidy rows of one-story beige houses came into view.
    Isabel Kershner Sergey Ponomarev, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2023
  • And, of course, meals away from the dining hall, dorm supplies, entertainment and transportation.
    Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2023
  • His attitude changed in September 1977, when his sister urged him to see the band during a set at a Harvard dining hall.
    L. Wayne Hicks, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2023
  • Throughout the film, the players run lines in the dining hall, participate in acting drills led by coach Brent (portrayed in the film by Raci), and attend dress rehearsals.
    Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Image: Lego Lego has added in a bunch of other details Lord of the Rings fans will appreciate, from a throne room and dining hall for orcs to a lava pit with a skeleton cage.
    Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 1 June 2024
  • Through edits and red highlighter marks, artistic photos of carrots, and bonding over cheesecake and gossip in the dining hall.
    Hannah Smith, oregonlive, 21 July 2023

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