1
chiefly British
: public house sense 2
2
: an establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold and consumed
1
public
2
publication
3
publicity
4
published; publisher; publishing
Examples of pub in a Sentence
Noun
We ate at a lot of good pubs on our trip to England last summer.
coworkers enjoying the convivial atmosphere of the Irish pub
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 May 2025
The fourth season is set to also feature a behind the scenes look at the opening of Clarkson's pub, The Farmer's Dog.
—Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
The music video is that vision realized, a documentary-style short directed by Emil Nava that tracks the pub being built in Ipswich, Massachusetts.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
Over the past month Sheeran has made headlines by playing surprise mini-concerts at other bars in Boston and Nashville, as well as hitting Nashville’s Santa’s Pub a few weeks ago with Noah Kahan for a short dual set and reconstructing the pop-up pub at Coachella.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 May 2025
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Noun
The Belle Vue Hotel on Manningham Lane had seen better days by 1985, but, on the day of the fire, this by now rather run-down pub became an impromptu gathering point for the players, coaching staff and their families.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 May 2025
The fourth season is set to also feature a behind the scenes look at the opening of Clarkson's pub, The Farmer's Dog.
—Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
The music video is that vision realized, a documentary-style short directed by Emil Nava that tracks the pub being built in Ipswich, Massachusetts.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
Over the past month Sheeran has made headlines by playing surprise mini-concerts at other bars in Boston and Nashville, as well as hitting Nashville’s Santa’s Pub a few weeks ago with Noah Kahan for a short dual set and reconstructing the pop-up pub at Coachella.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 May 2025
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“Pub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pub. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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