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
During the Great Depression, an automat was a warm haven where you could sit all day sipping coffee for a nickel.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2022
And when he didn't arrive at a prearranged meeting at the automat, Heinck and Quirin were furious.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
