public house

Example Sentences

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"This year it is a public house at Fotheringhaye," he says.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2023

A record of customers will be kept, challenging the ethos of a public house open to all without membership or registration.

From Reuters • Jul. 2, 2020

The Spotted Dog was described as "a well accustomed public house" in 1792, by which time it was at least 30 years old.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2019

This public house could be the new community focal point in Kirkland.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2018

“I talked it over with a few members of the council and we decided that it would be quite all right for you to use the public house if you would care to.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss