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I hate getting phone calls at dinnertime.
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Slow-cooker recipes can save dinnertime, no matter the season.
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Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
Stop & Shop, which operates more than 360 stores on the East Coast, will close many of its Rhode Island locations before dinnertime that day.
—Bailey Allen, Cape Cod Times, 31 Mar. 2026
In New York City, crocus sprouts are beginning to line the sidewalks and the sun is staying above the horizon past dinnertime.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
On my second day at HAARP, the experiments were scheduled to run past dinnertime.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
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Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
Stop & Shop, which operates more than 360 stores on the East Coast, will close many of its Rhode Island locations before dinnertime that day.
—Bailey Allen, Cape Cod Times, 31 Mar. 2026
In New York City, crocus sprouts are beginning to line the sidewalks and the sun is staying above the horizon past dinnertime.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
On my second day at HAARP, the experiments were scheduled to run past dinnertime.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Dinnertime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dinnertime. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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dinnertime
noun
din·ner·time
-ˌtīm 
: the usual time for dinner
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