How to Use iftar in a Sentence

iftar

noun

• While there may be no such thing as a free lunch, at the Savoy there is free iftar (while supplies last).
  — Joanna O'Leary, Chron, 14 Apr. 2021
• Abouhaiba said as part of the event, both Muslim and non-Muslim students were invited to the evening iftar — the meal to break one’s fast.
  — Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2023
• Charity is an important component of the holy month and each year soup kitchens lay out free iftars, the meal eaten after sunset to end the daily fast.
  — Sophia Saifi, CNN, 19 Apr. 2023
• An iftar is defined by Merriam-Webster as a meal eaten by Muslims at sundown to break the daily fast of Ramadan.
  — Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2022
• Other viewers broke into cheers and then happily moved into a nearby tent arranged for their iftar — after the fast — feast.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Apr. 2022
• The free meal — an iftar for passing travelers — was financed by Hasoba el-Kabashi, a local entrepreneur and the owner of the mansion.
  — New York Times, 28 Apr. 2022
• The prophet Mohammed was said to begin his Ramadan iftar with either three or five dates and many Muslims follow suit as the quickly available sugar helps to balance blood sugar after a day of fasting.
  — Felicia Campbell, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2022
• This Ramadan, however, brought me a blessing: my search for a traditional iftar (food to break one’s fast) led me to a small restaurant-cum-grocery store in the corner of a semi-dilapidated strip mall — in Little Saigon, of all places.
  — Sarah Sarder, Houston Chronicle, 21 Sep. 2020
• Suhoor is the pre-dawn meal, which sets you up for the day ahead, and iftar is the evening meal, eaten after sunset to break the day’s fast.
  — Devinder Bains, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2026
• Most were closed until iftar, the meal taken at sunset when Muslims break their fast.
  — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 19 Feb. 2026