dining room

noun

: a room used for eating meals

Examples of dining room in a Sentence

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Pizza Hut locations with actual dining rooms are vanishingly rare, with hundreds closing since 2019. Meghan McCarron Phil Donohue, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025 In the dining room chest freezer, the chocolate ice cream wasn’t covered. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025 That morning, the inspector, who had visited Oasis before, observed that the opening that once led to the main dining room had been walled in with a mural painted over it. Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025 Published on April 2, 2025 By Wendy Bowman Photo : Urban Aisle for Sotheby's International Realty Photo : Urban Aisle for Sotheby's International Realty The dining room opens to an expansive rear deck. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dining room

Word History

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dining room was in 1601

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“Dining room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dining%20room. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.

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dining room

noun
: a room used for eating meals
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