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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Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
When Barca hosted Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League group stages in September, Laporta and his counterpart Nasser Al-Khelaifi happily posed together for the cameras before lunch at the Catalan capital’s swish Via Veneto restaurant.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
The resort’s main public spaces—pool deck, restaurants, reception, public restrooms, and lounge area—are all accessible.
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Fine-dining restaurants are betting you will.
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Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
When Barca hosted Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League group stages in September, Laporta and his counterpart Nasser Al-Khelaifi happily posed together for the cameras before lunch at the Catalan capital’s swish Via Veneto restaurant.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
The resort’s main public spaces—pool deck, restaurants, reception, public restrooms, and lounge area—are all accessible.
—Kate Van Dyke, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Fine-dining restaurants are betting you will.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Restaurant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restaurant. Accessed 29 Oct. 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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