dine
verb (used without object)
to eat the principal meal of the day; have dinner.
dined
Example Sentences
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Maher was dipping back into the attention he received in 2025, when he first dined with Trump and described the president as “gracious and measured.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
The duo dined together at the White House Sunday for their first face-to-face meeting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
They dined at The Custom House in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, on Monday evening, and racked up a £115 bill, which also featured eight Cokes, calamari and a two-course set menu.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
The night before a brutal semifinal, Mussolini reportedly dined with the Swedish referee—who went on to officiate the final too.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Instead, I hoped they wouldn't judge me when I dined on Noodle Roni like the peasant that I was.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
