How to Use food court in a Sentence

food court

noun
  • The mall's scenes were shot in what had been the mall's food court.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, 16 July 2019
  • Dozens of chairs sit vacant in the food court.
    — Neil Strebig, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Chewy, flaky, crunchy ice of mall food court fame can be yours at home.
    — Lauren Joseph, Bon Appétit, 12 Oct. 2022
  • The hall has a clean modern look and feel of a high-class food court.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Sit in the food court, sit in your car on the phone, sit on the benches.
    — oregonlive, 22 Sep. 2019
  • This is held outdoors in the parking lot near the food court.
    — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Herring was found with gunshot wounds in the mall’s food court.
    — Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2022
  • That's about the same as the 20-ounce sodas in the food court.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 June 2025
  • Eat at one of the stylish food courts No high-end food hall nonsense here.
    — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Where will the mobile food court be in Fort Worth?
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The suspect, a 35-year-old male, fled to the food court in the mall.
    — Celina Tebor, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2022
  • The mall houses a large food court with a good array of options.
    — George Varga, Twin Cities, 21 May 2024
  • Yet the nerve center of any Thai shopping mall is the food court.
    — Kris Yenbamroong, GQ, 10 Oct. 2017
  • Jackson passes through the food court on his way to the dollar store.
    — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 2 June 2018
  • In the first video, the man gets down on one knee in the middle of the food court and holds out a ring.
    — Michael Hollan, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2021
  • The Springfield food court is amazing.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Further changes could come to the food court, but haven’t been decided yet.
    — Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Feb. 2026
  • This is an office Christmas party in a food court.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Police did not give a motive for the shooting near the food court inside the mall.
    — CBS News, 4 July 2020
  • The escalator for the food court is right next to the sportsbook.
    — Ed Barkowitz, Philly.com, 11 July 2018
  • Nowhere in the city has better food courts than Flushing, Queens.
    — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2018
  • The original food court was replaced by a more upscale food hall.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The food court could close as soon as March, tenants and mall management said.
    — Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 21 Feb. 2026
  • He was taken into custody in an airport food court.
    — Tom Winter, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Then the food court closed, and the Macy’s department store.
    — Sacbee.com, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Gaona says the food court construction starts this month, and will wrap up by July.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The event features game booths, a food court, arts and crafts and a visit from Santa.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2025
  • The food court sells tacos, pupusas, breakfast burritos and more.
    — Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • But that was back in 2019, maybe four years before Pan was in the food court.
    — Brody Miller, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Arepa’s Place, a Venezualan restaurant, is in the food court and opened in late June.
    — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2019

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