- present participle of dine.
dining
Example Sentences
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To help embed him in L.A.’s dining culture and lead the kitchen day to day, he hired Wally’s and Patina alum Ryan Kluver.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Resilient consumer spending and smart pivots into luxury retail, dining and entertainment have helped bring shoppers back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Unlike brunch, lunch is also not inherently a group activity—a plus for people like Mary-Ann Awada, 36, a former corporate lawyer in New York, who sometimes enjoys dining alone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Our favorite games unfolded beneath the dining table; at times, we transformed it into a bus, traveling to unfamiliar places, as we took turns playing different roles: the driver, the passenger, and the ticket officer.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
At the Underhill’s massive mahogany dining table, the alphabet was called.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
