Examples of dinnertime in a Sentence
I hate getting phone calls at dinnertime.
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By dinnertime, the easiest answer is often the one that requires no further choices — which is exactly what delivery apps and drive-thrus are designed to offer.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
On more than one occasion, those frozen bags of cooked chicken have saved dinnertime.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
That brings us to (a quick) dinnertime, with a tasty chicken sandwich from Q Restaurant sounding like a fine plan.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
Dining As most passengers join the night train at or after dinnertime and depart in the morning, the train only offers snacks and breakfast on board.
—Emily Manthei, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
On more than one occasion, those frozen bags of cooked chicken have saved dinnertime.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
That brings us to (a quick) dinnertime, with a tasty chicken sandwich from Q Restaurant sounding like a fine plan.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
Dining As most passengers join the night train at or after dinnertime and depart in the morning, the train only offers snacks and breakfast on board.
—Emily Manthei, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for dinnertime
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“Dinnertime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dinnertime. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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dinnertime
noun
din·ner·time
-ˌtīm 
: the usual time for dinner
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