How to Use bartender in a Sentence

bartender

noun
  • Guest bartenders take the reins here, and the soundtrack is heavy on hip-hop.
    Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2023
  • Note to the bartenders out there: This could be great as a cocktail.
    Lucas Kwan Peterson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Robin leaps from his barstool and high-fives a bartender.
    cleveland, 3 Dec. 2022
  • A couple of miles north in Hell’s Kitchen is the land of the glossy bar and the shirtless bartender.
    Curbed, 9 Dec. 2022
  • If a guest walks in and the front desk staff is away, the bartender can handle check in.
    Edmund Lowman, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2021
  • At the Triple Down, the bartender had a shot of vodka already poured.
    Brett Martin, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • That was deputy trainee, Joey Cruz, who showed the photos on his phone to the bartender.
    Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2021
  • There’s an amaro flight on offer, or ask the bartender to try any of them by the glass.
    Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Nov. 2021
  • My friend who is a bartender, and who therefore has to wash their hands a lot.
    Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 3 Jan. 2024
  • And the bartender turned away patrons throughout the night.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2021
  • The glitter was still on the floor, even as the bartender was sweeping up the remnants of a good time.
    Brooklyn White, Essence, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Where there isn’t one, bartenders can craft something on the spot.
    Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
  • The man, 42, of South Euclid, argued with the bartender and then refused to leave.
    cleveland, 30 Nov. 2022
  • For a few bucks more, the bartender on board will pour mimosas and hot cocoa.
    Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Ask your bartender or server if a drink is made with syrup or from a mix.
    Jaclyn London, M.s., R.d., Good Housekeeping, 9 Jan. 2023
  • So Meyers finds Aidy Bryant in the crowd, borrows some cash from her, and runs back to tip the bartender.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The bartender, Sharon, serves May a beer and comments on his sad demeanor.
    Randall Lane, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2021
  • Myoshi Smith worked four years as a bartender in Brooklyn.
    John-John Williams Iv, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2022
  • And Tony began to sing, and said the bartender, who was cleaning up, said, 'Damn, if you guys record that.
    Mo Rocca, CBS News, 23 July 2023
  • Rita Ora, Sofia Reyes and Reik, playing the part of bartender.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 1 Sep. 2021
  • In my opinion, this is a great cocktail to gauge the skill level of your bartender.
    Clayton Sealey, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The video about Ben Phillips ends with Coffeezilla and the robot bartender on a rooftop.
    Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 14 May 2022
  • One year, sometime in the early 2000s, Gorsky’s wife hired a bartender for the morning.
    Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 14 Dec. 2024
  • At the time, Barroso was working as a bartender, and Damon and his film crew came in for a drink.
    Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Choose a bottle from one of the upper shelves, and watch as the bartender scrambles up a ladder to grab it.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Order a cocktail at the bar and chat with a lively bartender.
    Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Cindy Smith was working as a bartender on Sept. 6, when the woman brought the raccoon.
    Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2022
  • The bartender refused them service, reached over and snatched back their drinks.
    Zachary Schermele, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2022
  • The bartender noted this was one of New Museum’s final kegs, as the 2-year-old craft brewery had just announced its closure.
    Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Utah bartenders would be allowed to conduct straw tests, a technique used to ensure the quality of a cocktail, under a new alcohol bill released this week.
    Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025

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