dinner date
noun
: a date to eat dinner together
My new boyfriend and I had a dinner date last night.
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With knee-high boots on a date Shopping sprees, drinks with the girls, a fancy dinner date—no matter what your plans are with friends or your significant other, your jean shorts will take you wherever the day leads.
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India Roby, Glamour, 23 Mar. 2026
My friend tried to set up that dinner date.
—Souvankham Thammavongsa, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
Paltrow was spotted en route to a dinner, wearing an unconventional dinner date outfit that included a white button-down, a light brown leather bomber jacket, and last but not least, dark-wash barrel-leg jeans—the It jean style of 2026.
—Eva Thomas, InStyle, 24 Feb. 2026
Out in New York last night, amid NYFW, the couple had a romantic Valentine’s Day dinner date.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2026
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India Roby, Glamour, 23 Mar. 2026
My friend tried to set up that dinner date.
—Souvankham Thammavongsa, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
Paltrow was spotted en route to a dinner, wearing an unconventional dinner date outfit that included a white button-down, a light brown leather bomber jacket, and last but not least, dark-wash barrel-leg jeans—the It jean style of 2026.
—Eva Thomas, InStyle, 24 Feb. 2026
Out in New York last night, amid NYFW, the couple had a romantic Valentine’s Day dinner date.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 Feb. 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 1 Apr. 2026.
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