How to Use roadhouse in a Sentence

roadhouse

noun
Definition of roadhousenext
Synonyms for roadhousenext
  • The roadhouse, the back porch, the juke joint, the church, the farm, the highway.
    — Jon Pareles, New York Times, 28 May 2017
  • Rhonda Hedger waved to them from the side of the roadhouse.
    — Michael E. Miller, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Sep. 2021
  • Okay, the fun times start here: All the cool girls make a plan to sneak out to a roadhouse and par-tay.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2021
  • The scene in the roadhouse bar, the White Deltas surrounded by big, scary Black men?
    — Ty Burr, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Then there was the man who had parked his motor home 50 yards behind the roadhouse.
    — Michael E. Miller, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Sep. 2021
  • In the meantime the focus is on making a roadhouse work as a restaurant.
    — al, 4 May 2020
  • Gregg Allman’s voice carried the history of the South: the roadhouse bars, the churches, the gravel roads.
    — Howard Cohen, miamiherald, 30 May 2017
  • The Isbell Tele’s neck pickup sounds bluesy and round, well suited for roadhouse vibes.
    — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 11 Sep. 2021
  • The performance is a large-hearted giving of thanks, with greasy tenor-sax fills straight out of a Texas roadhouse.
    — Colin Fleming, WSJ, 29 Dec. 2021
  • Image The Palms is a roadhouse with a vibrant music scene — there are stages both indoors and out.
    — New York Times, 19 Dec. 2017
  • Even if families traveled to the roadhouse, they weren’t allowed to speak with their kids.
    — Blair Braverman, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Mar. 2020
  • Stepping inside this old-fashioned roadhouse is like a trip back in time to when the Cavaliers played down the road.
    — Joey Morona, cleveland, 9 Sep. 2020
  • The nearest roadhouse lay along the Yentna River, near Lake Creek, an area now dotted with lodges.
    — David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 18 June 2023
  • With a sports bar/Texas roadhouse feel, the menu is a mix, from barbecue to quesadillas and cocktails.
    — Kathleen Purvis, charlotteobserver, 8 Feb. 2018
  • The Hotel Vegas looks the part of a derelict roadhouse, and Charles' demure but hard-bitten cosmic county fit right in with the scene.
    — August Brown, latimes.com, 15 Mar. 2018
  • Before the day is done at this ramshackle beachfront roadhouse, a lot will happen.
    — al, 17 Nov. 2019
  • Along the way, La Leona — a solitary roadhouse on the edge of National Route 40 — was the only sign of civilization.
    — Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2022
  • Yet the most-beloved hangout — to my mind the reason Malibu exists at all — is a landmark roadhouse on the outskirts that is equal parts good grub and great floor show.
    — Chris Erskinecolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2019
  • Threadgill’s, the roadhouse where Janis Joplin got her start, is being torn down.
    — Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2020
  • Tables and chairs have been set up in the playing area to immerse a portion of the audience in the raucous, boozy ambiance of a Kentucky roadhouse.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2023
  • But the menu itself is fresh and playful – classic roadhouse food with the occasional twist.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 5 Feb. 2020
  • The victim was Billy Keilman, the owner of the roadhouse, an ex-cop who somehow survived the attack by two gunmen.
    — Michael Corcoran, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Sep. 2021
  • But that wasn’t Old West enough for Sam Chappat, who converted it into a log cabin-style roadhouse in the early 1930s.
    — Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2022
  • All these things lead the team to a roadhouse that's popular with truckers and has a grunting mechanical bull.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The roadhouse formula’s working for this casual seafood joint with its eye on the Gulf coast and its hands covered with Cajun spice.
    — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 12 Dec. 2019
  • Something—an explosion of violence or a painting in a roadhouse—pierces the veil of the ordinary.
    — Anthony Domestico, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2021
  • By the time this photo was taken, the Horn Palace was a roadhouse of ill repute, mainly because of the reputation of its owner.
    — ExpressNews.com, 3 Oct. 2020
  • But a deal among the bar’s co-owners imploded, and the roadhouse drama has pitted neighbor against neighbor.
    — Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2022
  • The Bagel Bin also features hot daily meal specials, such as Thursday’s roadhouse chili.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 15 Feb. 2024
  • After Dalton takes on his job at the roadhouse and begins intimidating some of the bars' rowdy clients, he and its owner are threatened by a group of men who want to take the property for themselves.
    — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2024

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