How to Use dinner in a Sentence

dinner

noun
  • We're planning to ask them to dinner soon.
  • We had many pleasant dinners together.
  • Two hundred people attended his retirement dinner.
  • Delta will have kid-friendly options for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
    Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2023
  • After dinner, Lindsey always makes sure to go for a quick walk before settling down for the night.
    Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Green sweet peas can be added to dishes like chicken and rice for dinner or to salads for lunch to increase their protein content.
    Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The family also got a photo in front of the lion before going home for dinner.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Looking for a bag that can be worn while running errands, heading into the office, and going out to dinner?
    Sarah Byron, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Getting to know a player can involve the writers going to dinner with that player or their families.
    Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Jobs are scarce, the nearest hospital is half-an-hour away, and going out to dinner is a 45-minute drive in both directions.
    BostonGlobe.com, 19 Mar. 2023
  • But for the hotel’s old guard, this is worrisome stuff, and pearls were certainly clutched when the restaurant announced this winter that guests are no longer required to wear jackets to dinner.
    Linda Laban, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Decorative and great in beach photos, these swim caps saved me hours in manipulating my vacation hair and shortened the transition time from beach day to dinner.
    Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Like this whole Thanksgiving dinner does not have to be this dramatic: If someone had just said what’s bothering them, and communicate!
    Jim Halterman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Today, Harris describes Sunday family dinners as her precious respite, a chance to step back from her weighty, never-ending duties.
    Nathan Heller, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
  • As the call to dinner began, host Irene Tu led attendees through the program, injecting comedic relief before introducing each speaker.
    Concetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Girl dinner is fries for the table and a lil bowl of noodles.
    Savannah Smith, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The app will tell you the restaurant location on the morning of the dinner.
    Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 18 Aug. 2024
  • Carter and Diane chatted for most of the drive after the group stopped for dinner.
    Christina Maxouris, CNN, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Follow up with dinner at their restaurant of the same name.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Great for dinner, and even greater for lounging around at home.
    Olivia Hosken, Town & Country, 31 Mar. 2023
  • This would work well for church, the office, and Easter dinner.
    Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The turkey dinner is $57 per person and the prime rib dinner is $65.
    Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The first big event of the trip was a special dinner at the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta.
    Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 25 June 2023
  • What's your favorite meal of the day: breakfast, lunch, or dinner?
    Leah Campano, Seventeen, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Tour is a series of special dinners and events through year's end.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 20 Sep. 2024
  • That didn’t work, but Trump did agree to host a fundraiser dinner for Giuliani.
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 19 Sep. 2023
  • But that high came to an abrupt end with a mediocre steak dinner at a Best Western sports bar.
    Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Queen Maxima wore the same ensemble to a 2019 dinner in The Hague.
    Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 1 June 2023
  • From gym sessions to cooking dinner, our clothes go through a lot each day.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 21 Apr. 2023
  • To round off the dinner, the box also included a large order of fries and a warm apple pie to share.
    Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 22 June 2023

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'dinner.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: