dinner date

noun

: a date to eat dinner together
My new boyfriend and I had a dinner date last night.

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Then, in January 2024, the pair were spotted out together on a dinner date in Los Angeles. — Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026 Just a day after the 2026 Emmy Awards, Selena Gomez flew into New York City to reunite with her husband, Benny Blanco, for a dinner date. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026 The couple’s love story began with a meet-cute at a college basketball game in 2015, which inspired a dinner date shortly after, as Wilson once shared on an Instagram live, per People. — Emma Banks, InStyle, 8 Sep. 2026 That’s the conclusion the two seem to have come to, especially after the fireman Rosie has her current hopes pinned on asks her out to a fancy dinner date, only to stand her up. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dinner date

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“Dinner date.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dinner%20date. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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