cafeteria

Example Sentences

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"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

The cafeteria in the adjacent building, located between the adult and youth sections, has been demolished to make way for a classroom.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

In the cafeteria, an administrator noted that the meal plan delivered growing athletes 2,800 “protein dominant calories” daily.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

The vegetable mélange of childhood pot pies and plastic school cafeteria trays.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

So I get my lunch and sit down at a secluded cafeteria table with the most popular boy in the seventh grade.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman