often attributive
1
a
: the principal meal of the day
having dinner at five o'clock
b
: a formal feast or banquet
held a dinner in her honor
3
: the food prepared for a dinner
eat your dinner
4
: a packaged meal usually for quick preparation
warmed up a frozen dinner
Examples of dinner in a Sentence
We had many pleasant dinners together.
We're planning to ask them to dinner soon.
Two hundred people attended his retirement dinner.
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The dinner concluded with a panel discussion facilitated by Crozier with Boyz II Men members.
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Carin Schoppmeyer, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2025
But what sets this place apart from similar restaurants is that each dinner entree comes with a cup of corn chowder, corn fritters, a side salad, mashed potatoes, green beans, and a dessert.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2025
Lee, who had dinner with Ball and president of basketball operations Jeff Peterson earlier in the week to discuss goals, summer impressions, and personal growth, said Ball has registered a couple of personal records in the weight room this summer and was focused on building up his base.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 20 Sep. 2025
Sweet but not cloying, figs can go from breakfast to dinner to dessert without so much as a costume change.
—Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Sep. 2025
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Carin Schoppmeyer, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2025
But what sets this place apart from similar restaurants is that each dinner entree comes with a cup of corn chowder, corn fritters, a side salad, mashed potatoes, green beans, and a dessert.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2025
Lee, who had dinner with Ball and president of basketball operations Jeff Peterson earlier in the week to discuss goals, summer impressions, and personal growth, said Ball has registered a couple of personal records in the weight room this summer and was focused on building up his base.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 20 Sep. 2025
Sweet but not cloying, figs can go from breakfast to dinner to dessert without so much as a costume change.
—Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dinner
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“Dinner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dinner. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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dinner
noun
din·ner
ˈdin-ər 
1
: the main meal of the day
2
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