lunchroom
noun
lunch·room
ˈlənch-ˌrüm 
-ˌru̇m
1
2
: a room (as in a school) where lunches supplied on the premises or brought from home may be eaten
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While serving as a dean of discipline in the Chicago Public Schools system, Brian Crowder approached a 15-year-old student in the lunchroom at a Little Village school and asked her for her SnapChat username, the woman, now an adult, testified yesterday.
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Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2025
Several lunchroom employees have left Marquette due to the cook’s behavior, according to the reports.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
Attendees are asked to bring a basket and meet in the school lunchroom (door K) before the hunt.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
His Edward works wonders on Stewart’s Bella, who spends much of the first movie staring at him, lips apart, across the high school lunchroom and parking lot.
—Bruce Handy, Vulture, 20 May 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2025
Several lunchroom employees have left Marquette due to the cook’s behavior, according to the reports.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
Attendees are asked to bring a basket and meet in the school lunchroom (door K) before the hunt.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
His Edward works wonders on Stewart’s Bella, who spends much of the first movie staring at him, lips apart, across the high school lunchroom and parking lot.
—Bruce Handy, Vulture, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for lunchroom
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“Lunchroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunchroom. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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lunchroom
noun
lunch·room
ˈlənch-ˌrüm
-ˌru̇m
1
2
: a room (as in a school) where lunches may be eaten
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