in the cafeteria vs at the cafeteria

Both 'in the cafeteria' and 'at the cafeteria' are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'In the cafeteria' is used when referring to being physically inside the cafeteria, while 'at the cafeteria' is used when referring to being in the vicinity or at the location of the cafeteria.

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in the cafeteria

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to being physically inside the cafeteria.

Use 'in the cafeteria' when you want to indicate that someone or something is physically located inside the cafeteria.

Examples:

I will meet you in the cafeteria for lunch.
There are many students in the cafeteria.
She left her bag in the cafeteria.
The food in the cafeteria is not very good.
He was sitting alone in the cafeteria.

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Feb 4, 2019 ... Example. "Have you met John yet?" "I've just met him in the cafeteria." See a translation.
Tatum, B. D. (1997). "Why are all the black kids sitting together in the cafeteria?" Basic Books/Hachette Book Group. Abstract. The author explains that all ...

Alternatives:

inside the cafeteria
within the cafeteria
within the confines of the cafeteria
within the cafeteria premises
within the cafeteria walls

at the cafeteria

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to being in the vicinity or at the location of the cafeteria.

Use 'at the cafeteria' when you want to indicate that someone or something is located near or at the cafeteria but not necessarily inside it.

Examples:

I will wait for you at the cafeteria entrance.
There is a bus stop at the cafeteria.
He is at the cafeteria, but he hasn't gone inside yet.
She works at the cafeteria as a cashier.
There is a meeting at the cafeteria later.

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There's a long line at the cafeteria.
I'm going to eat at the cafeteria, so it's fine.
Ask him to sit next to you at the cafeteria.
It's make-your-own-sundae day at the cafeteria.
It's taco Tuesday at the cafeteria.
Homestay students receive lunch at the cafeteria - and other meals with their host family.
I did, but then I got sick after I ate one of those prepackaged rolls at the cafeteria.
I'ma stop at the cafeteria and pick me up a couple Milky Ways with this Benjamin.
They're in line at the cafeteria to take them right now.
The third day we were here, I was on line at the cafeteria, and my mother got in line behind me.
I have the bulletins that they announce the specials on at the cafeteria.
For lunch, the students bring a picnic at school or eat at the cafeteria with the group.
How about... I go get us some ice cream at the cafeteria?
Can you say that even after seeing what that grade-school kid, Choi Young Do, did to her at the cafeteria?
So you show up at the cafeteria with a shiny, new phone at lunchtime just to make up for that mistake?
How many of them does Oxfam want to put out on the street? During lunch at the cafeteria, when manager Daniel Birnbaum said that Scarlett chose to quit Oxfam rather than abandon SodaStream, the workers broke out into loud applause.
In three years I've learned this, while waiting in line at the cafeteria, you can read, talk do whatever you want, but don't think!
I'd like to work at the cafeteria.
仕事と学校. Prepare food in advance and take it with you to work or school. Ask if you can microwave your food at the cafeteria.
At the cafeteria is millet, so get excited.

Alternatives:

near the cafeteria
by the cafeteria
around the cafeteria
close to the cafeteria
adjacent to the cafeteria

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