dining room

noun

: a room used for eating meals

Examples of dining room in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Inside, the dining room features a garage theme and has more than 175 seats. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 18 Mar. 2024 The dining room — spare and neutral in color, save for a wild mural depicting geometric symbols and a large jackrabbit — wasn’t quite full. Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2024 Inside this trailer we’re greeted by a trio of deer heads sitting around a circular dining room table. Jonah Gercke, SPIN, 15 Mar. 2024 Vicious and violent hate mail is outweighed by letters from supporters and fellow survivors, and Blasey Ford expects to donate them, piling up on her dining room table, to an archive or museum. Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024 Banquettes and booths beckon on the patio, while the dining room, accessed through a library stacked with vintage books, is loaded with charm down to the very last candlestick. Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024 Movida will also add a new dining room, kitchen and first-floor terrace. Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2024 Yoichi’s dining rooms include tables in the theater and main lounge, where snacks are served in-between main meals. Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2024 On a blustery Thursday, Hamm and Osceola arrived at Brix, ordered, then sat and ate in the dining room. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dining room was in 1601

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“Dining room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dining%20room. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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dining room

noun
: a room used for eating meals

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