supper

Example Sentences

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“Sing for your supper and you’ll get breakfast, songbirds always eat,” the lyrics go, before offering a crucial caveat: “If their song is sweet to hear.”

From Salon • May 15, 2026

I took my iPhone and our decrepit vacuum into my workshop after supper, googled “Kenmore Progressive vacuum noisy” and found what I wanted—a YouTube video showing how to replace the motor bearings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

"The restaurant we went up to last night for supper, they were all talking about it."

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

"They don't even have the Scottish system of a single - which is like the individually fried item and then the supper which is the item plus chips," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

He probably assumed I was still upstairs sewing and cleaning, expecting me to come down to the kitchen in a little while to help Ma make supper.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu