food court
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of food court
First recorded in 1980–85
Example Sentences
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At Plaza Mexico, where a framed picture of the Virgin of Guadalupe looks over the food court, customers filled about half the tables during lunchtime recently.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
The 26-year-old Los Angeles man said he was eating nachos in a food court behind the right-field pavilion and saw Ohtani hit the home run on a television monitor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2025
I met him in the food court within eyeline of where it all happened.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2025
The colourful glare of the Oasis food court, which then included restaurants like Rock Island Diner and Ma Potter's, was a magnet for visitors.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2025
It’s the week of the second tryout and I’m trudging to the food court when Gemma, Elsie’s lab partner, hands me a note to meet her in the library instead.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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