Examples of waiter in a Sentence
waiters at that elegant restaurant must go through an extended training program before being allowed to serve customers
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Rude waiters become funny stories.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Nov. 2025
When our waiter arrives, Piker turns to the 20-something hipster.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
Shawnie Russell, a 22-year-old waiter at a diner in an adjacent town, said the singer’s ICE lyric hit close to home.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
Someone has to dive for it — either you, a tablemate who is nearer, or a waiter.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Nov. 2025
When our waiter arrives, Piker turns to the 20-something hipster.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
Shawnie Russell, a 22-year-old waiter at a diner in an adjacent town, said the singer’s ICE lyric hit close to home.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
Someone has to dive for it — either you, a tablemate who is nearer, or a waiter.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for waiter
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“Waiter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waiter. Accessed 24 Nov. 2025.
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waiter
noun
wait·er
ˈwāt-ər 
: one that waits
especially
: a person who waits tables (as in a restaurant)
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