1
chiefly British
: public house sense 2
2
: an establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold and consumed
1
public
2
publication
3
publicity
4
published; publisher; publishing
Examples of pub in a Sentence
Noun
We ate at a lot of good pubs on our trip to England last summer.
coworkers enjoying the convivial atmosphere of the Irish pub
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
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True to form, the film opens with Oli getting stratospherically high on booze, cocaine and maybe some heroin at his own birthday party in The Castle, a local pub everyone has been going to for years.
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Noun
Shuckers Oyster Bar keeps the seafood bounty going, with Crab Louie and fish and chips in a more relaxed pub atmosphere.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
The beer aisles in the surrounding supermarkets were barren, pubs were packed and the streets flooded.
—Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 23 May 2026
The English pub-style restaurant is the second project by Parioli Hospitality, which also runs Springs Tavern and Grill.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 23 May 2026
True to form, the film opens with Oli getting stratospherically high on booze, cocaine and maybe some heroin at his own birthday party in The Castle, a local pub everyone has been going to for years.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
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“Pub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pub. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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