How to Use iftar in a Sentence

iftar

noun

• For those fasting, the iftar meal is an important one.
  — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 24 Feb. 2026
• 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
• Most were closed until iftar, the meal taken at sunset when Muslims break their fast.
  — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 19 Feb. 2026
• 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
• With fasting through the days and reflective night prayers, interspersed with delightful iftars, the month goes by quickly.
  — Austin American-Statesman, 19 Mar. 2024
• 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
• On Thursday evening, families sat amid the rubble and destruction for iftar, the meal held at the end of the daily dawn-to-dusk fast.
  — Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
• On Friday, the staff had finished their iftar meal, ending their daily fast for Ramadan, and were bedding down for the night.
  — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
• Across the Gulf, families are still gathering for Ramadan iftars.
  — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
• The iftars, followed by tea and coffee meetings and tarawih prayers, brought us together with people from almost every nation.
  — Yunus Emre Tozal, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
• While meat is a traditional staple for iftar, appetizers are often plant-based.
  — Faye Levy, Oc Register, 11 Feb. 2026
• 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
• The White House has not officially published any plans for a 2025 iftar.
  — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
• Three years later, the two crossed paths again when Aliyu picked up then-mayoral candidate Mamdani in his taxicab to attend an iftar.
  — Katherine Koretski, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
• Beyond fasting, the month is also a time when Mosques nationwide will host iftars, which are meals breaking the fast, for their communities.
  — Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 17 Feb. 2026
• Kaziha was also known for feeding hundreds during iftar when worshippers would break their first fast during Ramadan.
  — Emma Bowman, NPR, 20 May 2026
• The buffet is available for two hours after iftar, and guests are encouraged to arrive 20 to 30 minutes before iftar time.
  — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 24 Feb. 2026
• Some Muslims also organize or attend interfaith iftar meals.
  — Mariam Fam, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
• 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
• 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
• Don't miss these Rachel Bernhard reports on local restaurants offering iftar – the post-sunset meal – buffets during Ramadan.
  — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 23 Feb. 2026
• The daily fast in Ramadan includes abstaining from all food and drink — not even a sip of water is allowed — from before dawn to sunset, before breaking the fast in a meal known as iftar in Arabic.
  — Mariam Fam, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
• Among other ways of giving, many seek to provide iftar for those in need, distributing Ramadan boxes filled with pantry staples, handing out warm meals alongside such things as dates and juice or helping hold free communal meals.
  — Mariam Fam, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
• At night during Ramadan, there is almost always an iftar, a meal eaten with family and/or friends, full of gratitude for the opportunity of community.
  — Beth Segal, cleveland, 7 May 2021
• The cafeteria iftar, Sobh said, provided an environment that’s wholesome enough for parent approval and still genuinely enjoyable.
  — Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 27 Apr. 2022
• This Pakistani-Indian restaurant opened on Milwaukee’s south side late last summer and is hosting its first iftar buffet with all-halal desi dishes from curry to dessert.
  — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 24 Feb. 2026
• Providing free iftar to the poor is common in Muslim communities, and the practice of zakat, or charitable giving, is one of the foundations of Islam.
  — Liam Stack Stephanie Keith, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
• 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
• After iftar, the evening meal that breaks their daytime fast, families gather to watch their picks from the year’s crop of soap operas and political and historical dramas, snacking on sweets and nuts and drinking tea and coffee until late into the night.
  — ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
• Greenfield This inviting Greenfield restaurant has offered an iftar buffet each year during Ramadan since opening in late 2020, and this year’s no different.
  — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 24 Feb. 2026