pub

Example Sentences

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"The main form of social activity is going to the pub or going to the shop or going to the local football - everyone seems to know what everyone else is doing," she says.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

"It makes no sense. Honestly, I'm shocked," Davide Caldaretta, who watched the game at a city pub, told news agency Reuters.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

When the pub closed, Anne Marie and her friends went to leave and walk home.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

"You bond over video games, it's the same thing as meeting someone in real life at the pub or anything like that."

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Ern slammed on the brakes and the Knight Bus skidded to a halt in front of a small and shabby-looking pub, the Leaky Cauldron, behind which lay the magical entrance to Diagon Alley.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling