dined out

Definition of dined outnext
past tense of dine out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dined out
Verb
  • The internet already messed her up pretty good.
    Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The internet already messed her up pretty good.
    Charles Trepany, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At the airport in Tapachula, the deportees boarded white passenger buses that took them to the parking lot of the city's Olympic soccer stadium.
    Daniel Gonzalez, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
  • People from the Kansas City area who boarded the ship are highlighted on posters hanging on the walls next to artifacts like fragments of a first-class curtain, a door handle and a White Star Line envelope.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The long, shared table in the center of the room where your elbows grazed both friends and strangers alike was always a vibe.
    Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2026
  • In the distance, cows grazed on rolling meadows.
    Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Jane had supped in this dining room.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Orange-and-white clown fish peered from rust-red anemones; neon-green parrotfish nibbled at bubblegum-pink brain coral.
    Susan Casey, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The two leopards chased each other through the leaves and even nibbled on a few.
    Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Dined out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dined%20out. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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