Example Sentences

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And no fossil has yet been found with stomach contents that would offer direct evidence of what they were dining on.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

By 1966, The New York Times reported that New Yorkers were dining on "raw fish dishes, sushi and sashimi, with a gusto once reserved for corn flakes."

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2024

But there we were, dining al fresco in this otherworldly place.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2024

And 59% said they were dining at home more often.

From Washington Times • Oct. 7, 2022

In 1683, Halley, Hooke, and Wren were dining in London when the conversation turned to the motions of celestial objects.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson