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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Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
The half-block bounded by 7th and 8th Streets, and K and Merchant Streets, including an Irish pub and Butcher & Barrel.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
Wakefield, who hailed from the English county of East Yorkshire, managed a local pub.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 24 June 2025
The former Canada international’s parents were married in the pub at the bottom of the mountain, with their honeymoon spent in the area, in the north-west of Wales.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 19 June 2025
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Noun
Woodstock is a classic Cotswolds village with cobbled streets, antique shops, lots of pubs and access to sprawling parkland at Blenheim.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
The half-block bounded by 7th and 8th Streets, and K and Merchant Streets, including an Irish pub and Butcher & Barrel.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
Wakefield, who hailed from the English county of East Yorkshire, managed a local pub.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 24 June 2025
The former Canada international’s parents were married in the pub at the bottom of the mountain, with their honeymoon spent in the area, in the north-west of Wales.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 19 June 2025
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“Pub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pub. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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