pool hall
Example Sentences
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In a beautifully melancholy story, the author tells of finding a machine named Paragon in a pool hall and setting himself the target of achieving the highest score just short of rolling the machine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
With her earnings dwindling, Lopez met Valerio and Romero at a pool hall and asked them to reduce her rent.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2024
As a teenager, D’Elia met Bufalino in a pool hall in Pittston, Pa., and began working for him as his driver, among other duties.
From Washington Times • May 10, 2023
The club moved at least three times over the years before arriving at its current location, an old Columbia City pool hall, in 1985.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2022
Since there was no applause from Fern and me the first time around, she started up again, as zombielike as she could, to imitate the toughs standing around outside the pool hall.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
