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
The movie also contains staged footage, including arguably cheesy Midwest-law-enforcement world building: Two detectives who help break the case are introduced while killing time in a pool hall.
From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024
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
They turned and went arguing back to the pool hall and I hurried out of the neighborhood.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
