automat
Example Sentences
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In 1902, Horn & Hardart opened the first automat in Philadelphia.
From Salon • Jan. 22, 2024
AP: In “Asteroid City,” you combined an interest in really disparate ideas — the ’50s theater of Sam Shepard with the automat.
From Seattle Times • May 23, 2023
The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, also a Brooklyn native, frequented an automat on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, whose food, prices and atmosphere she praised in the documentary.
From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2022
Reiner agreed to an interview, and introduced her to his friend, comedy partner and fellow automat devotee Brooks.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2022
She tightened her neckscarf and wandered through Augusta's Automat Mart on Betelmore's high street, inspecting an automat.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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