1
chiefly British
: public house sense 2
2
: an establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold and consumed
1
public
2
publication
3
publicity
4
published; publisher; publishing
Examples of pub in a Sentence
Noun
We ate at a lot of good pubs on our trip to England last summer.
coworkers enjoying the convivial atmosphere of the Irish pub
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Tamara Hinson, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Mar. 2026
Just to rub it in, Horan, now aged 32, has a pub at his home.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2026
The mobile unit will also be able to hold 15 to 20 people who can sit inside an Irish pub-like setting, Kearney said.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Sir Edmond Halley’s, a long-standing British-style joint that serves food and drinks seven days a week in Charlotte, is everything that makes pub culture so appealing.
—Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Evening Raise a toast to Da Nang at East West Brewing, a beachfront brew pub which claims to be South East Asia’s only beachfront brewery.
—Tamara Hinson, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Mar. 2026
Just to rub it in, Horan, now aged 32, has a pub at his home.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2026
The mobile unit will also be able to hold 15 to 20 people who can sit inside an Irish pub-like setting, Kearney said.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Sir Edmond Halley’s, a long-standing British-style joint that serves food and drinks seven days a week in Charlotte, is everything that makes pub culture so appealing.
—Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Pub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pub. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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