Example Sentences

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I am dining out on my prediction that Japan would beat Germany in their first match - I actually appeared on Japanese TV to talk about it.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2022

It’s midafternoon, and I am dining alone, the premise being the kind of nice solo late lunch to which you might treat yourself while visiting Seattle and walking around the adjacent Pike Place Market.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2022

When he conducted his restaurant at Fifth Ave. and 44th St., many gentlemen had a way of saying to him, "I am dining 60 tomorrow," or "My daughter's dance will be on the 19th."

From Time Magazine Archive

"I am dining with the Prime Minister to-night, and it is time I commenced to dress."

From The New Tenant by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)

"Well, the funny part of it is," he said lightly, his shoulders pressed against the mantelpiece, "that I am dining at the Burton Smiths' this evening!"

From Laid up in Lavender by Weyman, Stanley J.