diner

Example Sentences

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The exhibition, “Off the Menu,” located inside the long-shuttered diner on Wilshire and Fairfax, is Baseman’s first hometown solo show in more than a decade.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

“It had an aura of roadside diner about it. … Everybody would see the giant penguin out there. I don’t think Burgess Meredith ever ate there, though.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Yet the company stagnated while Amazon ate its lunch, first dominating online retailing, then entering and succeeding at a diner menu of related businesses, from logistics to cloud computing to on-demand streaming media.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Less diner throwback, more quiet luxury: a deeply savory loaf built for structure and real browning, with bronzed edges and a plush, sliceable interior.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

Little things; maybe something from a truck stop or a diner or a Holiday Inn.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin