How to Use carhop in a Sentence

carhop

noun
  • At the original Keller’s, a carhop will bring your burger out.
    — Dallas News, 3 Nov. 2022
  • At the time, fast-food restaurants typically had carhops bring orders to a customer’s car.
    — Robert D. Hershey Jr., New York Times, 16 Apr. 2018
  • The carhop has had something of a resurgence during the pandemic, with the elimination of dine-in and many more people eating in their cars.
    — Lucas Kwan Peterson Food Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Alyssa worked as a carhop at the Sonic Drive-In in town, according to her Facebook profile.
    — Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 19 May 2017
  • Being Dallas, where good weather is frequent, the former Sonic carhop area is now a large outdoor dining patio.
    — Larry Olmsted, USA TODAY, 12 July 2018
  • Older Houstonians no doubt have fond memories of the chain which was popular for its swift carhops, who became local celebrities in their own right.
    — Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, 2 Feb. 2018
  • Even when the pandemic forced a pivot to an old-fashioned carhop model in the spring of 2020, Gordy came to visit with customers outside.
    — Jana Hollingsworth, Star Tribune, 7 July 2021
  • One of those was Deane Hlavaty (no relation to this reporter), who at 17 years old became a star carhop at the South Main location.
    — Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, 2 Feb. 2018
  • Customers can then choose between accessing the Broadway’s menu online from their phone, or using a laminated card with a QR code on it that a carhop delivers to their window.
    — Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2020
  • Sarandon appeared as an older version of Carpenter, parked at a drive-in theater, where the artist’s Girl Meets World co-star Fogelmanis played a carhop.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The Tam, as its familiarly known, is celebrating the centenary all year long with whisky tastings, a carhop event with the Derby Dolls and a series of historical dinners like the evening celebrating the restaurant’s Hollywood connections.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 14 Nov. 2022

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