How to Use dinner in a Sentence
dinner
noun- We're planning to ask them to dinner soon.
- We had many pleasant dinners together.
- Two hundred people attended his retirement dinner.
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At the end of the day, bring your catch back to shore for dinner.
—Outside Online, 29 Dec. 2022
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One of the most classic date ideas is to do dinner or a drink and a show.
—Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2023
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Girl dinner is fries for the table and a lil bowl of noodles.
—Savannah Smith, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023
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Black-tie dinners with the wealthy are nothing new for Trump.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 23 May 2025
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Want to sip wine in Chile or have dinner in the desert in the United Arab Emirates for free?
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2022
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The app will tell you the restaurant location on the morning of the dinner.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 18 Aug. 2024
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Carter and Diane chatted for most of the drive after the group stopped for dinner.
—Christina Maxouris, CNN, 4 Feb. 2024
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Follow up with dinner at their restaurant of the same name.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2024
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Great for dinner, and even greater for lounging around at home.
—Olivia Hosken, Town & Country, 31 Mar. 2023
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This would work well for church, the office, and Easter dinner.
—Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2024
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The crew heads out to dinner, and Diana hopes there are hot people there.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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The turkey dinner is $57 per person and the prime rib dinner is $65.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2023
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The first big event of the trip was a special dinner at the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta.
—Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 25 June 2023
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The restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
—Jason Dill, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
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Aim to do about 10 of them three times a day—maybe during breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
—Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2022
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What's your favorite meal of the day: breakfast, lunch, or dinner?
—Leah Campano, Seventeen, 21 Apr. 2023
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Lunch was between 3 and 4 PM, and dinner was between 8 and 9.
—Men's Health, 12 Sep. 2022
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Sheer dresses like these can be worn over any swimsuit to take your ‘fit the sand dunes to dinner.
—Seventeen, 28 July 2022
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Tour is a series of special dinners and events through year's end.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 20 Sep. 2024
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The 4-person scramble begins at 9 a.m. and at 2 p.m. there will be a BBQ dinner and awards.
—Sam Boyer, cleveland, 6 Aug. 2022
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This tank is stretchy, airy, and slightly sheer — so you’ll be comfy and stylish from your gate to dinner.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025
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Plates are small and only make the lightest of meals; plan for a full dinner elsewhere.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2022
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And there's always the parade and football while dinner is in progress.
—Jenny Porter Tilley, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Nov. 2024
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That didn’t work, but Trump did agree to host a fundraiser dinner for Giuliani.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 19 Sep. 2023
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Guests who stay in the Gudliya suite will be treated to breakfast and dinner at Baradari, the restaurant at City Palace.
—Town & Country, 13 Feb. 2023
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The girl vanished while her parents ate dinner a few hundred yards away and her 2-year-old twin siblings slept in the same room.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 3 June 2025
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Wear this Lululemon jumpsuit on the plane, out to dinner, or to the beach with its versatile, comfortable style.
—Elaina Verhoff, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025
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