How to Use waitstaff in a Sentence

waitstaff

noun

• The waitstaff leans more art school than prep school these days.
  — Jonathan Gold, latimes.com, 9 June 2017
• The man is rude to waitstaff and picks his teeth at the dinner table.
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2023
• The waitstaff is super hospitable and the food is served up with a smile.
  — Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2021
• Some think a member of the waitstaff had dropped serving trays.
  — Charles Forelle, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
• And if there was beer, then the waitstaff probably served snacks too.
  — Dave Kindy, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Feb. 2023
• Viewers will spot judges being served by waitstaff in masks and face shields.
  — Andrea Mandell, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2021
• Also, super cool shirt, many of the waitstaff thought so, too.
  — Melissa Schorr, BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2018
• Drinks could be bought only from waitstaff, though masks weren’t required.
  — Poppy Reid, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2021
• Each table has a button so that customers can call the waitstaff.
  — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Nov. 2024
• The waitstaff is very attentive and the food arrives fast and hot.
  — Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022
• The waitstaff at his restaurants will wear masks for at least another two weeks.
  — Sarah Hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 June 2021
• Lee signals the waitstaff for Lombard so his hand will no longer be in her shot.
  — Tony Bravo, SFChronicle.com, 18 July 2019
• Many of the waitstaff seemed to be on chemical mood enhancers.
  — Adam Shatz, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2019
• It even can be ordered from inside the theaters, which will each have its own waitstaff.
  — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 12 Aug. 2019
• The app can alert the waitstaff about the need for help at another restaurant a few blocks away.
  — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022
• And all of it was executed without a fuss by a young waitstaff dressed in black.
  — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 10 May 2018
• The waitstaff could not be more cordial and are very helpful in choosing your dishes and wines.
  — John Mariani, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2021
• The waitstaff is staying on, and the restaurant will use the same recipes, Herrera said.
  — Gloria Casas, chicagotribune.com, 26 Mar. 2022
• Some of the waitstaff have worked there as long as 30 years and some customers have been hanging out there even longer.
  — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
• The book explains how to read a menu, ask the waitstaff questions, get food customized and make healthy home meals.
  — Carole Goldberg, courant.com, 14 Feb. 2018
• There will be order-by-phone waitstaff bar service for those on beach chairs and blankets, and a walk-up bar for others.
  — Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com, 19 Oct. 2021
• In its heyday, the waitstaff would bring each table hush puppies and bouillon and recite that day’s menu.
  — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2024
• Layne likens the operator’s predicament to that of the waitstaff in a restaurant.
  — Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2020
• Throughout the cruise, guests move between three different restaurants and the waitstaff moves with them.
  — Megan Dubois, Chron, 31 Mar. 2023
• The waitstaff are standing in a row behind the long, mirrored bar, shelling peas and beans and chopping parsley and garlic.
  — Howie Kahn, WSJ, 20 Aug. 2017
• Everything is oversized, from the portions (like the four-egg omelet or the six-slice French toast) to the waitstaff smiles.
  — Kristin Luna, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2018
• The waitstaff even gave us a bottle of wine in honor of our collective 30th birthdays this year.
  — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
• Inside, a group of a dozen waitstaff, a handful of bartenders and food runners convene for a final pep talk before the doors open.
  — Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 6 Jan. 2026
• The waitstaff is cordial and quite eager to tell you about the day’s specials and to point you to the screed of Croatian wines on the list.
  — John Mariani, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
• The kitchen staff is satisfied with this, but the waitstaff, used to making more than $30 an hour, has been harder to convince.
  — Josie Sexton, The Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2019