drive-thru

noun

1. 1. a takeaway restaurant, bank, etc designed so that customers can use it without leaving their cars

   2. ( as modifier )

      a drive-thru restaurant

Example Sentences

In this Money Talks: The Wall Street Journal’s Heather Haddon joins Emily Peck to unpack her recent reporting on the fast food industry, including the reason we’re seeing the “Value Wars” play out at places like McDonalds and Chili’s, Starbuck’s strategies to revive sales, and the intense drive-thru operations research being done by Chik-fil-A.

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Just after the opening of the chain’s newest restaurant in Monrovia over the weekend, an employee spotted a roughly 3- to 4-foot-long python in the drive-thru, triggering a call to Pasadena Humane to help them with their animal-style problem.

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“Dutch Bros Coffee is a fun-loving, mind-blowing drive-thru coffee company,” the company’s release said.

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Dutch Bros Coffee, the drive-thru coffee chain that has gained a loyal following for its expansive menu and cheery energy, is expanding its footprint in Los Angeles.

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Some in Ridgefield began to line up overnight in the drive-thru, waiting hours to feast on the popular burger.

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