1
: a room in which bookmaking is carried on
2
: a room for the playing of pool
Examples of poolroom in a Sentence
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The Delgadillo poolroom was now a Route 66 souvenir shop, the first among dozens along the route.
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Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
While the medium may have changed from the late 19th century or early 20th century markets that were held in poolrooms or on the curb exchange, the contracts mirror today’s markets and were extremely accurate, Strumpf said.
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Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
22 Mar. 2026
In short order, so were art museums and libraries, cabarets, poolrooms and bowling alleys.
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cleveland,
24 Mar. 2020
The poolrooms, flophouses, bars, cheap restaurants, wine stores and missions remained, but their customers, and the atmosphere on the street, had changed for the worse.
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Gary Kamiya,
SFChronicle.com,
10 Aug. 2019
Recreation areas such as bowling alleys, skating rinks and poolrooms were closed.
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Dawn Mitchell,
Indianapolis Star,
31 Jan. 2018
The difference, of course, is that many of the latter took meetings with every poolroom liar and state house grifter in the state of Arkansas.
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Charles P. Pierce,
Esquire,
10 July 2017
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Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
While the medium may have changed from the late 19th century or early 20th century markets that were held in poolrooms or on the curb exchange, the contracts mirror today’s markets and were extremely accurate, Strumpf said.
—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
22 Mar. 2026
In short order, so were art museums and libraries, cabarets, poolrooms and bowling alleys.
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cleveland,
24 Mar. 2020
The poolrooms, flophouses, bars, cheap restaurants, wine stores and missions remained, but their customers, and the atmosphere on the street, had changed for the worse.
—
Gary Kamiya,
SFChronicle.com,
10 Aug. 2019
Recreation areas such as bowling alleys, skating rinks and poolrooms were closed.
—
Dawn Mitchell,
Indianapolis Star,
31 Jan. 2018
The difference, of course, is that many of the latter took meetings with every poolroom liar and state house grifter in the state of Arkansas.
—
Charles P. Pierce,
Esquire,
10 July 2017
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“Poolroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poolroom. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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