eat-in
Example Sentences
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So when, at the first eat-in, at the Sands that February, the children defaulted to ordering hamburgers, Duncan barked to the waiters: “No, they do not want hamburgers. They want steak and lobster.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
"Although we are now allowed to resume eat-in service, our staff are sick and are still at home, so we haven't got enough hands to serve meals," a staffer told Reuters, requesting anonymity.
From Reuters • Dec. 9, 2022
It comes as part of new plans aimed at updating the supermarket's eat-in, takeaway and home delivery food and drink offer for customers.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2022
Nonessential travel and shopping, and standing around outdoor tables with friends, sipping the traditional mulled wine known as gluehwein, joined eat-in dining, working out and seeing a movie as activities on the government’s verboten list.
From Washington Times • Dec. 20, 2020
I’d never seen a house as beautiful as Grandma and Grandpa’s home, with its gleaming floors, big eat-in kitchen, and a wide stairway up to the second floor.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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