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The waitress from Colorado was traveling around California with her two Australian cattle dogs and had stayed overnight at the San Simeon Creek Campground near the famous Hearst Castle before taking her dogs for a jog along the beach.—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026 The 20-year-old -- whom friends and family described as a kind and hardworking waitress at a Friendly's restaurant in Chicopee, Massachusetts -- was found brutally murdered in her own home.—Mason Leath, ABC News, 30 Jan. 2026 After high school, O'Hara pivoted from being a waitress at Toronto's Second City Theater to being part of its ensemble.—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026 Supposedly, their tradition started in 1977 when a waitress pinned her tip for good luck, and rumor has it today there’s more than a million dollars on the walls—and that it’s taxed every year.—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for waitress