restaurant
noun
res·tau·rant
ˈre-stə-ˌränt 
-stränt,
also -st(ə-)rənt,
-stərnt
: a business establishment where meals or refreshments may be purchased
Examples of restaurant in a Sentence
when we get sick of cooking dinner at home, we like to go out to eat at a nice restaurant
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Saleen Martin, USA Today, 7 June 2025
And in 2023, Spain had more restaurants on the World’s 50 Best list than any other country.
—Jon Yeomans, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
Here are 17 restaurants that are at least 90 years old.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
Between 2005 and 2009, Herb franchised eight Nathan’s Famous restaurants at Walmarts across Florida.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 7 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for restaurant
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“Restaurant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restaurant. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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restaurant
noun
res·tau·rant
ˈres-t(ə-)rənt
-tə-ˌränt
: a business place where meals or refreshments may be bought
Etymology
from French restaurant "food that restores, restaurant," from restaurer "to restore, renew"
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