restaurant
noun
an establishment where meals are served to customers.
restaurants
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pluralof restaurant.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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North America’s fast-food sector faces a tightening demand environment as price-leery consumers reduce their visits to restaurants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Area’s success led to a big career in nightclubs, restaurants and hotels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
A meatpacker is the plant that slaughters the animal and breaks the carcass down into the cuts that reach shops or restaurants.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Have a nostalgic night out: Many restaurants are struggling these days—with one red-hot, surprising exception.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
It rose deftly from a small neighborhood of duplexes, laundromats, and mom-and-pop restaurants, mostly Korean and soul food.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
