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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Your Office replaced My Office tavern, which operated for decades before closing in 2020.
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Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 13 Oct. 2025
The tavern quickly became a favorite meeting spot for the Founding Fathers.
—Victoria Flexner, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
One of my favorites is at Pezoulas, a fish tavern once popular with performers and musicians that opened in the 1950s, with a tranquil outdoor patio reminiscent of a plateia on a Greek island.
—Katherine Whittaker, Saveur, 9 Oct. 2025
Yes, this spot is an old trolley stop and former tavern.
—Pat Tompkins, AFAR Media, 9 Oct. 2025
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Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 13 Oct. 2025
The tavern quickly became a favorite meeting spot for the Founding Fathers.
—Victoria Flexner, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
One of my favorites is at Pezoulas, a fish tavern once popular with performers and musicians that opened in the 1950s, with a tranquil outdoor patio reminiscent of a plateia on a Greek island.
—Katherine Whittaker, Saveur, 9 Oct. 2025
Yes, this spot is an old trolley stop and former tavern.
—Pat Tompkins, AFAR Media, 9 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 16 Oct. 2025.
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