dined out

past tense of dine out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dined out
Verb
  • This man is not to be messed with.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 29 May 2026
  • This mash-up is not a dish to be messed with.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
Verb
  • Recently, a Jewish woman boarded a C train.
    David Ingber, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
  • Half of the Bad Bakers storefront was boarded up on Friday morning — National Donut Day, celebrated on the first Friday of June.
    Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • Police said a child was grazed in the head by a bullet and was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
    Briauna Brown, CBS News, 7 June 2026
  • The driver and passenger, who was grazed by a bullet, were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 6 June 2026
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
  • 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 14 Jun. 2026.

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