waitress

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Recent Examples of waitress Multiple users focused on the age and tone of the waitress, who is not shown on camera but her Southern accent is clearly audible. Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025 In the film, a small-town killing spree lands on the doorstep of a rural diner, where a young waitress must fight for her life over the course of one long night. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025 Sy plays Abel Camara, a famous actor who is growing disillusioned with the industry, who meets a struggling waitress in the midst of a divorce. Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025 Jean performed cheeriness after the waitress left with their order, raising her voice over the music and talking ceaselessly, asking Sylvester about his senior schedule and teasing him about his new Nelly style. David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for waitress
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bartender
Noun
  • In between bickering with Rodgers and pining for a young would-be protégé named Elizabeth, played by Margaret Qualley, Hart gossips to the bartender—Eddie, portrayed by Bobby Cannavale—and begs him for just one more pour.
    Kyle McGovern, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Photos of the rocker with his famous friends lined the walls, and a bartender freely poured Hagar’s Santo Tequila.
    Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025

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