dinner

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Even worse than not wanting to be intimate with me, Cassandra didn’t want to go out to dinner with me either, because of my carb-watching.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

I walked unfamiliar streets with music carrying me on its wings, ate dinner at 10 p.m. and remembered who I was when no one needed me to be anything in particular.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The four friends aren’t just having a dinner party; they’re finalizing the catering menu for Charlie and Emma’s nuptials.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Alito, the court’s second-oldest member, felt ill during the March 20 dinner, which followed a Federalist Society symposium celebrating his 20 years on the bench.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Then after dinner she sent us down to the garden to pick a big bunch of glads.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck