dinner
noun
the main meal of the day, eaten in the evening or at midday.
dinners
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pluralof dinner.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The couple, along with their four children and his 80-year-old mother, were greeted by cannon salutes and lavish dinners including parrot soup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Xi's trip to Washington, which ends on Friday, will have plenty of pomp and pageantry, and includes lavish dinners, private tours and performances.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
At dinners, I tend to serve Grüner Veltliner, which usually appeals to all three.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
These weekends felt harmless at first and, perhaps you paid your way by taking care of dinners, which could almost cost as much as $500 over the course of two days.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
It was like certain dinners I remember from the war.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
