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restaurant

noun

ˈre-stə-ˌränt

Definition of restaurant

as in diner

a public establishment where meals are served to paying customers for consumption on the premises when we get sick of cooking dinner at home, we like to go out to eat at a nice restaurant

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Recent Examples of restaurant Peltz weighs deal for Wendy’s Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund is assembling a group that could bid to take Wendy’s private as the chain faces declining sales, falling traffic, and restaurant closures. — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026 The result is one of the restaurant’s most memorable design features, giving diners something to look at beyond the food piled onto their plates. — Abby Price, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026 There, in the heart of SEC country, Seaton reportedly makes $4 million for pitching a national chain pharmacy, a fast-food restaurant, a personal finance firm and others. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 Another Miami Beach restaurant has decided to take a seasonal pause. — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for restaurant

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Now, McDonald’s is betting on fancier chicken and airer restaurants to draw back diners.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
In traditional Parisian bakeries, bakers mostly work in basements, but two-thirds of Guillotine’s space consists of an open kitchen where diners can view the production process.

— Carly Boers, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

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Clean outdoor grills, burning off food particles and grease, and store them securely in a garage or shed.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
About an hour before opening each day, 48 birds are laid out on a grill, cooked with the help of hickory wood and other hardwoods inside the kitchen space at El Pollo Rey.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026

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