1
: an establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold to be drunk on the premises
2
: inn
Examples of tavern in a Sentence
a seedy section of the city's waterfront that was rife with cheap taverns, tattoo parlors, and run-down flophouses
a colonial-era tavern that has been serving weary travelers for two and a half centuries
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The regular inspections include restaurants, taverns, grocery stores, meat markets and bakeries.
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Ashley Fredde, Idaho Statesman, 13 May 2025
What local tavern did Babe Ruth go to for a hot dog and beer between games of Sox-Yankees doubleheaders at Comiskey Park?
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—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025
This is a tavern scene turned into a religious scene.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
The plaintiff was badly injured and sued the driver/manager and the tavern.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Ashley Fredde, Idaho Statesman, 13 May 2025
What local tavern did Babe Ruth go to for a hot dog and beer between games of Sox-Yankees doubleheaders at Comiskey Park?
10.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025
This is a tavern scene turned into a religious scene.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
The plaintiff was badly injured and sued the driver/manager and the tavern.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tavern
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“Tavern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tavern. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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