bowling alley

noun

: a room or building in which people play the game of bowling

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Listen to this article A Hammond man was charged Saturday after beating a man over the head with a pool cue, jealous that the man was talking to his girlfriend at the bowling alley, charges allege. Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2025 Authorities have not yet revealed a motive for the shooting, which began around lunchtime just outside the student union, sending students and frightened parents hiding for cover in a bowling alley and a freight elevator inside the building. Kate Payne and David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025 Oh, and the Frick family’s bowling alley in the basement—where, after a long day of gazing at Piero and Velázquez, the Fricks would retreat to throw a few strikes and spares—is intact and splendid once again. Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025 Those who have been coming long enough say there is a certain smell that only an old bowling alley has — a peculiar but adored aroma from another generation. Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bowling alley

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“Bowling alley.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bowling%20alley. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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