tavern

Example Sentences

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Imagine if the Founding Fathers were dropped into a Pittsburgh tavern on a fall Sunday afternoon with a Steelers game on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

The police added that the tavern was licensed.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

In “Twenty-Sided Tavern,” there are three core actors playing and acting out the game, one dungeon master and a sort of tavern keeper helping to keep score and track of the story.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

The first Pizza Hut opened in a converted tavern in Wichita, Kansas, in 1958.

From Slate • Nov. 13, 2025

The tavern had served three functions: saloon, inn, and post office.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson