eat out
Example Sentences
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Restaurant chains are challenged as consumers eat out less.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025
If you eat out more than you buy groceries, for example, you’ll want cards that give you points at restaurants rather than supermarkets.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 31, 2025
What’s Next: Americans are dining out less often and shopping more at grocery and convenience stores—and when they do eat out, they’re focused on value, notes Mizuho analyst Nick Setyan.
From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025
"We definitely eat at home now more than we eat out," says Joanne, echoing recent statistics that show a drop in people going to casual and fast-food restaurants.
From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025
Sometimes, when there was still money, or when I had earned a few dollars waiting table, I'd eat out and wander the streets until late at night.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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