dinnertime
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dinnertime
Example Sentences
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“Whoever it is, tell them to come back later. It’s dinnertime,” Mom said.
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There’s a tempting box of Oreos in the pantry, but if I eat cookies, Lily will want cookies, and it’s almost dinnertime.
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I had three places I wanted to visit, six things I wanted to make, and two conversations I hoped to have before dinnertime.
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Dad had said he would be back by dinnertime.
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We are surrounded by the suggestion, rarely stated outright but hard to miss, that dinnertime should be an ongoing exercise in novelty.
From Salon
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