convention center

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noun

a large civic building or group of buildings designed for conventions, industrial shows, and the like, having large unobstructed exhibit areas and often including conference rooms, hotel accommodations, restaurants, and other facilities.

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How to use convention center in a sentence

A community that no one knew existed has now taken over convention centers, bringing the issue to the attention of even random newspaper writers.
The country is being buffeted by groups that couldn’t exist 30 years ago|Philip Bump|January 27, 2021|Washington Post
He supported hotel tax increases for a stadium, and for a convention center, homeless services and roads.
Politics Report: DeMaio v. Faulconer|Scott Lewis|January 23, 2021|Voice of San Diego
Most of the teams will stay at hotels that are connected to the convention center via skywalks, with each team housed on a dedicated floor.
NCAA tinkers with March Madness schedule, giving you another day to fill out your bracket|Matt Bonesteel|January 19, 2021|Washington Post
Hotel ballrooms gave way to convention centers, which allowed the president to glide more efficiently from ballroom to ballroom.
America doesn’t need inaugural balls. But there’s something lost when they disappear.|Roxanne Roberts|January 19, 2021|Washington Post

Big-name keynotes delivering big-picture inspiration, and a menu of sessions that kept you bouncing from one corner of the convention center to the next.
Why we’re creating a new content experience for SMX|Henry Powderly|January 13, 2021|Search Engine Land
Note: UNICOR uses its inmates for everything from call center operators to human demolishers of old computers.
How a ‘Real Housewife’ Survives Prison: ‘I Don’t See [Teresa Giudice] Having a Cakewalk Here’|Michael Howard|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It is the only tourist center Ukraine has left on the Black Sea, since Russia annexed Crimea last spring.
Is Putin Turning to Terrorism in Ukraine?|Anna Nemtsova|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The resources were what you might expect: Dining room, a media center, a library, a TV room, a meeting room, a computer room.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside|Justin Rohrlich|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Rule 16(c) was a proposed change in the rules at the 1976 Republican Convention.
The World’s Toughest Political Quiz|Jeff Greenfield|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So not only will the GOP have control in the Senate, it will move the center of gravity on Capitol Hill hard to starboard.
The Democrats’ Black Hole—and What They Can Do About It|Michael Tomasky|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The controlling center of consciousness is the extreme limit of the nares anteri.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
In the center of the river line stood the imposing red sandstone palace of Bahadur Shah, last of the Moguls.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
The artillery and 81st were on the right of the line, the native infantry in the center, and the sowars on the left.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
It is beyond the comprehension of any man not blinded by superstition, not warped by prejudice and old-time convention.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
Touch the center of a cover-glass to the top of the drop and quickly place it, blood side down, upon a slide.
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