canteen
Example Sentences
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He will often be seen in the canteen making coffee and talking to the chef.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Staff at a business in Swansea have said it was "absolutely nuts" to have American rapper Snoop Dogg perform a full hour private set of "back to back classics" in their canteen.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
The canteen, where staff were playing ping pong and pool just 24 hours earlier, was transformed into a nightclub with more than 400 guests.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
The way Kilgore at first proudly offers his canteen to, but then thoughtlessly withdraws it from, an enemy soldier who is about to die is priceless, and reportedly based on a real incident.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
I planted the dried sprig of moonlace carefully in the dirt and sprinkled a little nectar on it from my camp canteen.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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