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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Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
And for an upscale experience, dine at the Waterline resort's restaurant, Chateau Anna Maria, for fresh seafood and prime cuts.
—Tracey Minkin, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
Jishnu Guha-Majumdar, Vox, 8 Aug. 2024
The taco trucks alongside the Brentwood Country Club are where day labor dines.
—Michael Cieply, Deadline, 27 July 2024
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Verb
In 2018, Pavel Durov the founder of messaging app Telegram, dined with Emmanuel Macron, and for his troubles was later awarded a French passport.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
And for an upscale experience, dine at the Waterline resort's restaurant, Chateau Anna Maria, for fresh seafood and prime cuts.
—Tracey Minkin, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
Noun
Consider a scenario Friedrich presents in an older piece of writing, where a vegan dines with omnivorous companions at a restaurant with limited vegan options.
—Jishnu Guha-Majumdar, Vox, 8 Aug. 2024
The taco trucks alongside the Brentwood Country Club are where day labor dines.
—Michael Cieply, Deadline, 27 July 2024
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“Dine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dine. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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