cafeteria-style
Americanadjective
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set up to allow a variety of choices.
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arranged like a cafeteria.
Example Sentences
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The novel’s 18 chapters are served cafeteria-style, a little from this section, a little from that, to provide an overview of the main action.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2025
My family frequented Luby’s, a cafeteria-style Texas restaurant known for its healthy-ish options.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2024
So, I’ll always have a soft spot for all kinds of crunchy tacos, whether they’re the puffy tacos popular in San Antonio or the Americanized high school cafeteria-style hard-shell tacos with orange cheese.
From Washington Post • Jun. 9, 2022
Some residents are issued meal cards for the cafeteria-style dining facilities.
From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2021
It operated cafeteria-style; Tarlac, unfamiliar with any of the food, copied Hovan's choices, and ended up with more than he could possibly eat.
From Fearful Symmetry A Terran Empire novel by Wilson, Ann
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