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Recent Examples of lunch counter
This historic downtown restaurant honors the original 1960s lunch counter where nine Black college students were arrested during a sit-in, becoming the first protestors to serve jail time during the Civil Rights Movement.
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Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
Craft played a crucial role in integrating two universities, the 1954 Texas State Fair, and Dallas theaters, restaurants, and lunch counters.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Feb. 2024
Stroll Bristol’s State Street, divided by the Virginia-Tennessee state line, and explore a vibrant tableau of storefronts, lunch counters, and restaurants.
—Madeline Weinfield, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
For example, activists participating in the Nashville lunch counter sit-ins during the U.S. civil rights movement had prepared themselves to endure any crackdown without retaliating.
—Erica Chenoweth, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2013
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Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
Craft played a crucial role in integrating two universities, the 1954 Texas State Fair, and Dallas theaters, restaurants, and lunch counters.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Feb. 2024
Stroll Bristol’s State Street, divided by the Virginia-Tennessee state line, and explore a vibrant tableau of storefronts, lunch counters, and restaurants.
—Madeline Weinfield, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
For example, activists participating in the Nashville lunch counter sit-ins during the U.S. civil rights movement had prepared themselves to endure any crackdown without retaliating.
—Erica Chenoweth, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2013
See all Example Sentences for lunch counter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunch counter
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Catch up quick: Simple Mills was founded in 2012 by Smith, who will continue to lead the business as an independent subsidiary, to make better-for-you crackers, cookies, snack bars and baking mixes.—
Richard Collings,
Axios,
8 Jan. 2025
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There are tons of on-site dining options, including several quick service joints and snack bars for hungry kids.—
Esther Carlstone,
Parents,
18 Dec. 2024
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Among the Palestinian prisoners released were Mohammad Odeh, 52, and Wael Qassim, 54, accused of carrying out Hamas attacks against Israelis, including a bombing at a cafeteria at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 2002 that killed nine people, including five U.S. citizens.—
Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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Extremism researchers now believe that second account belonged to 17-year-old Solomon Henderson, who police say walked into his high school cafeteria in Nashville, Tennessee, on Wednesday and fired 10 shots, killing one classmate and then himself.—
Phoebe Petrovic,
ProPublica,
25 Jan. 2025
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The hotel will feature Pioneer Square’s first-ever rooftop bar and restaurant, with jaw-dropping views of the Puget Sound and Seattle skyline.—
Emma Kershaw,
Forbes,
26 Jan. 2025
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The hotel's restaurant and bar, Regent, brings guests on a sumptuous journey through France with classics like beef tartare, foie gras, steak frites, and cassoulet, as well as some dishes with a twist — the onion soup, for example, is prepared with duck broth.—
Dobrina Zhekova,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Jan. 2025
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Everybody walks on out and sits down in the lunchroom.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
24 Jan. 2025
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But the bills were still high for Polk, who works as a school bus and lunchroom monitor.—
Martha Bebinger,
NPR,
9 Dec. 2024
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“Lunch counter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunch%20counter. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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