dine out

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Recent Examples of dine out Most canines would love to be able to dine out with their owners, or even just to have a snack together at the bar, but many people, including dog owners, don't share the same feeling. Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025 Now 41% shop at more affordable grocery stores and 23% cut back on dining out. Ryley Amond, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025 The diet's restrictive nature may cause feelings of social isolation or stress when dining out with others. Lindsey Desoto, Health, 4 Sep. 2025 Your instinct may tell you the answer is based on financial values, but there are definitely people who cannot afford to dine out and do so regularly. Harmon Kong, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dine out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dine out
Verb
  • But snack hot spots such as CVS or liquor stores may have entire racks devoted to the category.
    Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
  • My mother-in-law serves cowboy candy every holiday over a block of cream cheese (think pepper jelly but with a tiny bit more heat), but some folks like to snack on them as is.
    Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This cordless hand vacuum tackles messes on furniture, in the car, and all kinds of nooks and crannies thanks to its lightweight, compact design, extra-large dust cup capacity, and accessories like a crevice tool, scrubbing brush, and a self-cleaning pet power brush.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The internet already messed her up pretty good.
    Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • So Kiké Hernández invited him to breakfast before Yamamoto’s start against the San Diego Padres in Game 5 of the National League Division Series, trying to instill confidence in the pitcher dubbed the best in Japan three times.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The shop also has a variety of sweet treats and breakfast sandwiches to devour on your visit.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For decades, the Coast Guard has interdicted ships carrying drugs, boarded them, and carried out arrests.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Kangethe boarded a flight for a life of unknowns.
    Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The plot failed when Curtis Edward Smith grazed Murdaugh’s head with a bullet.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
  • There is even a massage with horses, during which a horse grazes nearby while a massage therapist works out your aches and pains.
    Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Today’s clients aren’t just heiresses and socialites—such as the archetypal ladies who lunched Nan Kempner and Lynn Wyatt—they’re young tech founders, wealthy aesthetes, and archivists.
    Chloe Russell Kent, Air Mail, 9 Aug. 2025
  • The lifestyle influencer, 36, has been sharing content from her girls' vacation to Bali, where she's been lunching out, shopping and even getting matching tattoos with her friends.
    Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 5 May 2025
Verb
  • My favorite place to enjoy them is Louis Cafe, where they’re tossed with parsley, onion, and red peppers—ideal for nibbling while people-watching and soaking up the live jazz that gives this new-school kafeneio, or café, its charm.
    Katherine Whittaker, Saveur, 9 Oct. 2025
  • In the legendary revelation scene, Billy (Skeet Ulrich) and Stu (Matthew Lillard) passionately cling to each other, with Stu practically nibbling on Billy’s ear.
    Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025

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“Dine out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dine%20out. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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