dined out

Definition of dined outnext
past tense of dine out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dined out
Verb
  • The models who went all the way were the ones who ceded to Banks’s worldview, who agreed to have their hair dyed and their teeth messed with and their bodies altered.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
  • As Nikki, a veteran killing machine, Jovovich is one mother not to be messed with.
    Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Once on the ground, Atlanta police officers and federal agents boarded the plane and removed a passenger believed to be connected to the incident.
    Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Tuesday, the Blues boarded an early-afternoon flight to Seattle, then checked in at the Four Seasons Hotel on 99 Union Street.
    Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • But the call was overturned on replay because officials decided that the ball had grazed the hand of Charlotte’s Brandt Bronico, although that was very difficult to see even in slow motion.
    Scott Fowler March 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The head-turning piece featured a giant sheer mesh panel that bared her legs from her upper thighs to her knees, then fanning out into a sculptural layer of shredded black fabric that grazed the red carpet.
    Lara Walsh, InStyle, 4 Mar. 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
  • For years, not having enough money nibbled at my aunt’s health.
    Jenisha Watts, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
  • What Wear's cocktail reception at Kabawa brought together names like Lana Condor, Tefi Pessoa and Jessel Taank, who joined in the festivities as guests nibbled on oysters and mini beef patties (with goody bags presented by Maison BCBG on the way out the door).
    Anika Reed, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Dined out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dined%20out. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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