Examples of dinnertime in a Sentence
I hate getting phone calls at dinnertime.
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Chicken and pasta make the best dinnertime duo, and this recipe is so reliable many readers make it every single week.
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Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
Come dinnertime, waiters clad in starched jackets pour dry local wines and serve hearty portions of homemade pasta with a flourish.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
In one shot, for instance, suspended clothing forms a plush, colorful backdrop for the family members at dinnertime, where the five of them smile from behind a dining table that boasts six settings—one reserved for the unseen Holton.
—Qian Julie Wang, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025
At dinnertime, €25 barely covers a single main course at Augia, a year-old restaurant that sources its steak (€27), chicken (€24) and much of its other produce from Normandy and the Caen area.
—Seth Sherwood, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
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Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
Come dinnertime, waiters clad in starched jackets pour dry local wines and serve hearty portions of homemade pasta with a flourish.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
In one shot, for instance, suspended clothing forms a plush, colorful backdrop for the family members at dinnertime, where the five of them smile from behind a dining table that boasts six settings—one reserved for the unseen Holton.
—Qian Julie Wang, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025
At dinnertime, €25 barely covers a single main course at Augia, a year-old restaurant that sources its steak (€27), chicken (€24) and much of its other produce from Normandy and the Caen area.
—Seth Sherwood, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Dinnertime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dinnertime. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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dinnertime
noun
din·ner·time
-ˌtīm 
: the usual time for dinner
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