cafeteria
Example Sentences
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Those injured include 10 students, four teachers, a cafeteria worker and a police officer, he said.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
"People are talking more, going to the shops instead of just sitting in the cafeteria on their phones," he says.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
To pay the bills at Eastern Michigan University, she worked two jobs, at the cafeteria and as student supervisor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
It would mean 60,000+ district workers — teachers, counselors, nurses, bus drivers, janitors and cafeteria workers — would walk out, crippling school operations.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
Most of the room applauds the tray drop because I believe that’s the officially required response in every school cafeteria and dining hall across America.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
Vocabulary lists containing cafeteria
"Journeys," Vocabulary from Lesson 26
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