dined; dining
: to take dinner
—often used with on
dine on pasta
: to give a dinner to
wined her and dined her
Examples of dine in a Sentence
Verb
We'll be dining at six o'clock.
She likes to dine at expensive restaurants.
I will be dining alone tonight.
We hope you have an enjoyable dining experience.
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Cheryl V. Jackson, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Nov. 2025
If dining alone or with other veterans, guests get a dinner-cut pork chop for half off original price.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Mike Snider, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
About 38% dine in at pizzerias, but fewer people are opting for delivery, Resonate said.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
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Verb
All military guests who dine in on Veterans Day will also receive a Buy-One, Get-One bounce-back card for a future purchase.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Nov. 2025
If dining alone or with other veterans, guests get a dinner-cut pork chop for half off original price.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
On Veterans Day, all veterans and active-duty military can get free lunch all day (offer good for dine in only).
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
About 38% dine in at pizzerias, but fewer people are opting for delivery, Resonate said.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Dine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dine. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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