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How to use diner in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun

Diner means someone who dines. Example: “The diners were disappointed with the plain, insipid soup they were served.”

Examples of diner by meaning

nounSomeone who dines.

  • A wise diner who is invited to visit the kitchen replies by saying, as politely as possible, that he has a pressing engagement elsewhere.1983, Calvin Trillin, Third Helpings

nounSomeone who gives a dinner.

  • Anyway, now, I’m the “diner”.2004, Will Jones, “Tina from New Mexico: Let Me Tell You ’bout This A**hole…”, in Let Me Tell You ’bout This…, Victoria, B.C.: Trafford...
  • Both diners and dinees were waiting for the sun to slip behind the spindling brick façades of Pawn Row, but for now, Melee had the street to herself.2020, Elle Katharine White, “Matriculation”, in Jonathan Strahan, editor, The Book of Dragons: An Anthology, New York, N.Y.: Harper...

nounA car in a railroad train that serves meals.

  • Ivatt, a Leeds engine with 12 corridors, but no diners, went by, however.1951 January, R. A. H. Weight, “A Railway Recorder in Essex and Hertfordshire”, in Railway Magazine, page 46
  • The diner is everybody's kitchen.1979, Richard Gutman, American Diner

More sentences with diner

  • The diners were disappointed with the plain, insipid soup they were served.From the entry insipid
  • The train's consist included a baggage car, four passenger cars, and a diner.From the entry consist
  • It's a bit of a lottery whether we'll get a good table in that diner.From the entry lottery
  • This diner serves ketchup in red bottles, and mustard in yellow ones.From the entry ketchup
  • Alice went to the diner and ordered a stack of silver dollars with butter and blueberry syrup.From the entry silver dollar
  • Mom-and-pop diners are disappearing from American streets and being replaced by bland corporate giants.From the entry mom-and-pop
  • On their road trip they found a gem of a classic diner.From the entry road trip
  • For the diners, the effects of the chicken cacciatore, alas, were cacatory.From the entry cacatory
  • The dissatisfied diner sent his underseasoned food back to the kitchen for more salt.From the entry underseasoned
  • I remember when this diner was a quiet hangout, but lately it seems to be losing its cachet.From the entry cachet
  • Celia didn't eat at the diner anymore because she thought the carbonation in their fountain drinks was off.From the entry carbonation
  • Within seconds, another diner had pulled Gagosian to his feet and was performing the Heimlich manoeuvre.2025 June 14, Orlando Whitfield, “How to survive a gallery dinner (and not embarrass yourself)”, in FT Weekend (Collecting section)…. From the entry Heimlich maneuver
  • What diner won't be intrigued when they read Copi tacos or Copi burgers on a menu?"2022 June 22, Jelisa Castrodale, quoting Colleen Callahan, “What Is Copi? A New Name for an Invasive Fish”, in Food&Wine. From the entry copi
  • Did he eat at local mom and pop diners or national chains?2016, Steven M. Studebaker, “Global Leadership Without Hubris”, in A Pentecostal Political Theology for American Renewal: Spirit of the…. From the entry mom and pop
  • A breakfast diner might describe an incident with someone who was "not too tightly wrapped".2015 December 9, Jack Gauntlett, “Bermudian sayings always raise a smile”, in The Royal Gazette, archived from the original on 11 Dec 2022. From the entry mice
  • They are not the fries of your neighborhood diner, tavern, or burgeria.2015, Mitch Broder, “Pommes Frites”, in New York’s One-Food Wonders: A Guide to the Big Apple’s Unique Single-Food Spots, Globe Pequot…. From the entry burgeria
  • So we lived on Mom and Pop diners and local restaurants.2014, Gern f. Vlchek, “The Flying J”, in Turn Right, Turn Left, Repeat: Life on the Road for the Canadian Indie Band, London, Ont.…. From the entry mom and pop
  • For dessert, the diners enjoyed chocolate-lava cake, topped with a chocolate-covered strawberry.2014 February 16, Kayleigh Sommer, “Haute Harlingen: Dinner Club dishes out ethnic cuisine”, in Valley Morning Star, volume 102, number…. From the entry chocolate-lava cake
  • I would like a bowl of Italian wedding soup from the diner.2012, Lauren Nichols, At Any Cost, →ISBN, page 21. From the entry Italian Wedding Soup
  • Listed within them are dishes for vegetarians and for diners who prefer cooked fish or riceless rolls.2009 August 23, M. H. Reed, “East and West in a Complex Fusion”, in New York Times. From the entry riceless
  • Reach for something only within the invisible boundary that separates your personal space from the other diners'.2005, Peggy Post, Collins Gem: Emily Post's favorite party & dining tips, page 102. From the entry boardinghouse reach
  • Jim, on the other hand, was a great crusader for the integrity of roadside diners.2002, Laisha Rosnau, The Sudden Weight of Snow, Toronto, Ont.: McClelland and Stewart, →ISBN, page 35. From the entry ma-and-pa
  • The names of both diners and dinees is constantly in flux; the game remains the same.1998 August, Gregg Kilday, “To Live and Dine in LA”, in Spencer Beck, editor, Los Angeles Magazine, volume 43, number 8, Los Angeles…. From the entry dinee
  • Students rewrote school menus in diner lingo, and the menus were posted in the dining area.1991, School Food Service Journal, volume 45, page 54. From the entry diner lingo
  • Six diners in business clothes—five attractive young women and a balding middle-aged man—relax over cigarettes.1990, Seymour Chatman, Coming to Terms, Cornell, →ISBN, page 100. From the entry over
  • That’s how we discovered New England: back roads, Mom-and-Pop diners, historic markers and all.1972 August 24, Virginia Payette, “Little Tourist Homes Have Great Appeal”, in The Lincoln Star, 70th year, number 281, Lincoln, Neb.…. From the entry mom-and-pop
  • Bill Andreyef, who was eating a lightly-boiled egg and a rusk, regarded the other diners with resentment.1956, Delano Ames, chapter 25, in Crime out of Mind. From the entry rusk
  • “I would like a little lamb and some mashed potatoes,” said the diner to the waiter.1924 May 3, “Lucid Intervals”, in George D[ePui] Mitchell, editor, The Pathfinder, 21st year, number 1583, Washington, D.C.: The…. From the entry mashed potato
  • They are getting free refills at a diner.2026 July 9, Sophie Haigney, “World Cup Tourists Are Giving Americans Exactly What We Crave”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry refill
  • Midge and Augie meet cute at the diner, but their relationship blooms while they’re in their respective rental cabins.2023 June 15, Manohla Dargis, “‘Asteroid City’ Review: Our Town and Country”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on…. From the entry meet cute
  • In the diner on Christmas Eve he sat with only the cook and a trio of hardluck regulars.2021, Michael Farris Smith, chapter 58, in Nick, New York; Boston; London: Little, Brown and Company, page 284. From the entry hardluck
  • At noon on March 23, diners enjoy food in the food street and start a happy new week.2020 March 27, “An article with the smell of delicious food: the following food streets and night markets in Xinjiang are open!”, in Cheng…. From the entry Shamalbagh
  • They are pulling out all the stops by offering special buka puasa menus and dishes to tantalise the tastebuds of diners.2015, Paige Lim, The Straits Times. From the entry buka puasa
  • A doggie diner, a poochie playdate, a puppy kindergarten.2009, Megan McMorris, Woman's Best Friend, page 147. From the entry poochie
  • Diners are also partial to the rancheroni and meatza pizza.2009 August 13, Dorene Weinstein, “Pizza joint moves but still is the Boss”, in Argus Leader, Sioux Falls, S.Dak., page 4D. From the entry meatza

Meaning of diner

  1. noun Someone who dines.
  2. noun Someone who gives a dinner.
  3. noun A car in a railroad train that serves meals.

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Questions about diner in a sentence

How do you use diner in a sentence?
Diner is used as a noun. For example: “The diners were disappointed with the plain, insipid soup they were served.”
What is a short sentence with diner?
“Anyway, now, I’m the “diner”.”
What does diner mean?
Diner means someone who dines.

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