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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Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Audience members — who sat at the pub’s tables with drinks in hand — spent a couple of hours eavesdropping on two longtime friends at the bar, their conversations meandering between the mundane and the profound.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
Both dishes can be paired with one of the many wines on the pub’s expansive list, most of which are biodynamic and low-intervention wines.
—Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
So off Sheeran goes, criss-crossing the world, jamming with musicians, playing in pubs, essentially playing the role of the world’s most famous busker, making the ordinary seem grand and the grand seem ordinary.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Reynolds was there for the clinching victory over Charlton on Saturday, pulling pints ahead of the game in The Turf pub that’s connected to the ground and then celebrating wildly after the final whistle.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Audience members — who sat at the pub’s tables with drinks in hand — spent a couple of hours eavesdropping on two longtime friends at the bar, their conversations meandering between the mundane and the profound.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
Both dishes can be paired with one of the many wines on the pub’s expansive list, most of which are biodynamic and low-intervention wines.
—Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
So off Sheeran goes, criss-crossing the world, jamming with musicians, playing in pubs, essentially playing the role of the world’s most famous busker, making the ordinary seem grand and the grand seem ordinary.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pub
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“Pub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pub. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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