third space

British  

noun

1. informal the coffee shop considered as an alternative to a bar or restaurant as a place to socialize outside the home

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Example Sentences

Another craft-centered event that’s worth exploring is the Crafters Clubhouse, which founder Victoria Ansah calls “a creative third space for adult makers.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

As Weibo’s popularity exploded in 2010, the internet seemed like “a third space unshackled by the rules that bound the rest of the nation’s institutions.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

And it isn’t in the form of run clubs, which have become the tantamount third space for sparking romance.

From Slate • Nov. 9, 2024

In a time in which the decline of the third space is being rapidly observed, bookstores can fill that void.

From Salon • Oct. 5, 2024

I just wanted to go back to that secret post-terrestrial third space with him that we visited when we talked on the phone.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green