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
Students cross it constantly, cutting through between classes or to meet friends at the food court, or pausing to take in the sun on the grass.
From Slate • Oct. 30, 2025
Turns out, the Pentagon food court could rival a suburban mall — or a small college campus.
From Salon • Oct. 21, 2025
Barack and I dropped into a downtown Des Moines food court over lunch and later made visits to various caucus sites to greet as many voters as we could.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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