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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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Notices have also been posted outside some of the brew-pubs' locations, including one on the Riverfront in Wilmington, Delaware.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Where Copenhagen had bonnets and cardamom buns, London had track jackets and old man pubs, and a predictably unpredictable weather forecast to boot.
—Joy Montgomery, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
The company started in downtown Chicago in 1990 and calls itself the original gastrobar, which means a bar or pub atmosphere that serves high-quality small bites and food.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2025
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Noun
And Benjamin heads to a friendly pub to get drunk.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Notices have also been posted outside some of the brew-pubs' locations, including one on the Riverfront in Wilmington, Delaware.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Where Copenhagen had bonnets and cardamom buns, London had track jackets and old man pubs, and a predictably unpredictable weather forecast to boot.
—Joy Montgomery, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
The company started in downtown Chicago in 1990 and calls itself the original gastrobar, which means a bar or pub atmosphere that serves high-quality small bites and food.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pub
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“Pub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pub. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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