: a room or establishment whose main feature is a bar for the sale of liquor : bar entry 1 sense 5b
a barroom brawl
Examples of barroom in a Sentence
a barroom long popular with working folks looking for a place to unwind at the end of the day
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Throughout their first five albums, the band has spun a web, not unlike the orb weavers of their native Virginia, that marries country, rock, honky-tonk grit and Appalachian soul with rowdy barroom energy.
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15 May 2026
This fine-dining restaurant puts as much care into its barroom burger as its seven-course tasting menu, letting its open hearth work magic on the double-decker beauty.
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In 2015, he was sentenced to serve four months in jail for his part in a barroom stabbing.
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4 May 2026
This updated 1990 ranch near Lake Norman has a step-up barroom just off the vaulted living room, with an eight-door cabinet and beverage fridge.
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Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
This fine-dining restaurant puts as much care into its barroom burger as its seven-course tasting menu, letting its open hearth work magic on the double-decker beauty.
—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
6 May 2026
In 2015, he was sentenced to serve four months in jail for his part in a barroom stabbing.
—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
4 May 2026
This updated 1990 ranch near Lake Norman has a step-up barroom just off the vaulted living room, with an eight-door cabinet and beverage fridge.
—
The Week Us,
TheWeek,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Barroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barroom. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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barroom
noun
bar·room
ˈbär-ˌrüm 
-ˌru̇m
: a place of business for the sale of alcoholic drinks
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