diner

Example Sentences

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On a recent Monday afternoon in a small Mexican diner, not far from the 710 Freeway in East Los Angeles, Gricel Gonzalez, 57, gazed out the window at the avenue.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

But demand for a table explodes during one of the 13 nights when the Yuletide Carolers come around to sing tableside to each diner.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

Wasserman found a surrogate father in his grandfather Lew, who would leave his company’s office early to make Little League games and take him to Nate ’n Al’s diner on weekends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

The hard-to-please young diner is a recent phenomenon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Once a month, there’s a neighborhood-wide festival, and on Sundays Dad and I walk to the diner a few streets over for milkshakes and cheeseburgers.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas