waiter
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A wallet belonging to a waiter who filled in for a friend that September morning went on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
A little later, the waiter and manager came to our table.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
The only thing missing, really, was my nervous waiter in the bow tie.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
Alexander Garcia, a 44-year-old waiter, said he heard firefighters declare "Code 14," which he later found out meant that there were no survivors.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
The waiter nodded his head and swept the crumbs from the table with his cloth.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
Lake Park Bistro — Lake Park Bistro has the kind of delightfully old-school French restaurant feel that starts at the grand entrance and continues with white tablecloths and waiters in spiffy uniforms.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
It was a Sunday and families gathered around large tables as waiters rushed between them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
These include the people welcoming attendees into stadiums, VIP lounge chefs, waiters and the flagbearers during the opening ceremony.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
But many recall how the place kept alive a fragment of Delhi's elite past through small rituals: liveried waiters at dusk, gin and lime on shaded verandas, retired generals and diplomats lingering under neem trees.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
Once, at dinner in a restaurant in Victoria Island, somber waiters hovering around, she had seemed distant, her eyes on the wall behind him, and he had worried that she was upset about something.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
