How to Use diner in a Sentence
diner
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Part of the ground floor space was also home to Parks and Rec diner.
— Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 27 Feb. 2024 -
The scene in a diner at the end has a tasty tongue-in-cheek fatalism.
— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Sep. 2024 -
The first scene of Dead Ringers takes place in a greasy-spoon diner after dark.
— Jennifer Wilson, The New Republic, 8 May 2023 -
When the charcuterie is to be the main meal, have 1 ½ to 2 ounces each of meat and cheese per diner.
— Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Dec. 2022 -
That’s all the diner was serving, since the power was still out.
— Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024 -
In one of the film’s opening scenes, Walsh sits in a sunny diner.
— Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2024 -
Ben is best friends with Corey, his co-worker at the diner.
— Joe Otterson, Variety, 12 Dec. 2022 -
At the kosher diner, a third of the customers used to be Arab, said Stéphane Bsiri, the manager.
— Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2024 -
But when the diner door opened, the finale just ... ended.
— Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 27 Sep. 2024 -
The two went to lunch with some classmates at a local diner.
— New York Times, 8 July 2022 -
If that doesn’t take you back, the oldie hits piping through the diner’s speakers sure will.
— Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 21 May 2024 -
In the language of food service, a diner is not a customer but a guest.
— Ligaya Mishan Kyoko Hamada Victoria Petro-Conroy, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2023 -
Weisz and Birch met up, first at a pub in London and later in a diner in New York.
— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2023 -
The jukebox, photos and snarky neon signs went to auction when the diner closed in the early 2000s.
— Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 19 Aug. 2022 -
The kid who worked in his father’s diner, who set pins at the bowling alley and was a life guard was in the NBA.
— Terry Pluto, cleveland, 5 June 2022 -
The band was having lunch at an old-school diner in Cleveland.
— Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2022 -
Akikos is for diners who go to shows and only want to hear the hits; the food is good, but not enough to justify the price tag.
— Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Apr. 2023 -
The diner wasn’t all that full and food prices were soaring, a fact Martin lamented.
— Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023 -
The diner that’s attached to the Galpin auto dealership in the Valley.
— Lucas Kwan Peterson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023 -
From the start, a lot of curious diners were eager to see what Blohme and DiMario had done with the place.
— Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 11 Sep. 2023 -
One diner commented that the restaurant's French dip was the best.
— Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 27 Dec. 2022 -
Dreams do come true at Amazonia and Causa — his and diners’.
— Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 May 2023 -
In the past, that meant an officer had to go to court, or even meet a judge at a diner in the middle of the night if the case was urgent.
— Ryan Mac, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2023 -
Sieve said the goal with the new items was to introduce some fresh takes on classic diner/deli menu items.
— Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024 -
Thank Worcester for this gem of a diner at the Lorraine Mills Complex.
— Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2022 -
Prices range from $12 to $25, and the seafood boil is market price per pound, depending on the diner’s choice of protein.
— Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2023 -
For their latest venture, though, the two are giving diners a taste of the Philippines.
— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2023 -
The mom-and-pop diner; the vinyl record shop–the local and uncommercialized.
— Michael Serazio, Fortune, 25 Dec. 2023 -
Breakfast is served at a diner down the street that The Henson now owns (guests get vouchers for free meals) and is absolutely adorable.
— Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Dec. 2024 -
OpenTable's Top 100 list of the best restaurants in America features six Massachusetts spots selected by diners as the best of the best.
— Mike Deehan, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
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