waitress

Example Sentences

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He said no more than four words to me the entire meal, but managed to chat up our waitress.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

In a separate posting on X in November a waitress, said to be from New York City, complained that a table of four who spent $3,000 only gave her $200 or 6.7%.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Ms. Reilly, whose Beth is unbearably snide, doesn’t really act but is still a presence, partly because she dresses like a roadhouse waitress rather than a cattle mogul.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Gamble’s husband, Larry Fletcher, boasted of his wife’s legal victory to a slightly uncomfortable-looking young waitress, who expressed her congratulations in an uncertain voice.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

The waitress raises her eyebrows and slices the pen across her pad.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy