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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Eve Chen, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
An officer dispatched to the area that evening found Siegel near the pickup in a parking lot at The Landing, a popular restaurant and pub in Liberty, according to the probable cause statement.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2025
Ironically, within two days, one of the stormtroopers would go down to the pub during lunchtime, and there’d be tabloid people offering five or 10 pounds for any news.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
The pub has also just announced a brand new culture editor, Lovia Gyarke.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Other changes include expansions of popular venues, like Love by Britto and the Irish pub O’Malley’s.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
An officer dispatched to the area that evening found Siegel near the pickup in a parking lot at The Landing, a popular restaurant and pub in Liberty, according to the probable cause statement.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2025
Ironically, within two days, one of the stormtroopers would go down to the pub during lunchtime, and there’d be tabloid people offering five or 10 pounds for any news.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
The pub has also just announced a brand new culture editor, Lovia Gyarke.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Pub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pub. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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