dined out

past tense of dine out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dined out
Verb
  • The May 23 rainout in New York that messed with their vibe.
    Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2026
  • Rocky was not to be messed with.
    CBS News, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • It was boarded up and moved off-site during construction, then returned as a nostalgic centerpiece at the Mission Pacific.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2026
  • It’s also understood that Amazon had seen all the early iterations of the script, before Guadagnino boarded the project.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • But another pierced the car’s windshield, grazed the steering wheel and one of Fahd’s fingers before striking his son, Sam, in the head.
    Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
  • China is building some of the world’s largest solar farms on the Tibetan Plateau, where nomadic people have grazed herds of animals for millennia.
    Sanggay Tashi, The Conversation, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • More than 17,000 wines from 58 countries were entered into the awards, before being supped and quaffed by 245 judges in a rigorous two-week process held in London.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
  • The two famously supped in My Dinner With André and have collaborated plenty before and after, as in Vanya on 42nd Street.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Threatened by the lack of water and nibbled by starving livestock, the trees that once formed a dense forest in the Somali region of Ethiopia are in danger, locals say.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • That led to a viral moment in a Lions’ Thanksgiving Day game when his teammates were shown chowing down on the turkey provided by Fox, while Montgomery nibbled on a carrot.
    Matt Young, Houston Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Dined out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dined%20out. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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