1
: an establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold to be drunk on the premises
2
: inn
Examples of tavern in a Sentence
a seedy section of the city's waterfront that was rife with cheap taverns, tattoo parlors, and run-down flophouses
a colonial-era tavern that has been serving weary travelers for two and a half centuries
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Named after a twice burned and rebuilt legendary tavern in Garrard County, Kentucky, Burnt Tavern Bourbon carries a subtle whisper of smoke, echoing its fiery past in every sip.
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Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
Bailey also took Saito to a tavern for his first old-fashioned.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
This year, the tavern's slow season and the following weeks were especially challenging.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2025
The tavern moved into its current spot in July 2021, after closing its location in Atherton Mill that February to make way for BOCADO Bar + Diner.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
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Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
Bailey also took Saito to a tavern for his first old-fashioned.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
This year, the tavern's slow season and the following weeks were especially challenging.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2025
The tavern moved into its current spot in July 2021, after closing its location in Atherton Mill that February to make way for BOCADO Bar + Diner.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tavern
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“Tavern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tavern. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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