1
chiefly British
: public house sense 2
2
: an establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold and consumed
1
public
2
publication
3
publicity
4
published; publisher; publishing
Examples of pub in a Sentence
Noun
We ate at a lot of good pubs on our trip to England last summer.
coworkers enjoying the convivial atmosphere of the Irish pub
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Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
Watch Sheeran perform at a Boston pub for St. Patrick’s Day below.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2025
Ed Sheeran popped up at a Boston Irish pub to perform a surprise acoustic set in front of a celebratory St. Patrick’s Day crowd on Monday night.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
Music superstar Ed Sheeran held a surprise performance at an Irish pub in Boston on Monday.
—Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Ed Sheeran surprised fans at an Irish pub in Boston with a special performance on St. Patrick's Day.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
Watch Sheeran perform at a Boston pub for St. Patrick’s Day below.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2025
Ed Sheeran popped up at a Boston Irish pub to perform a surprise acoustic set in front of a celebratory St. Patrick’s Day crowd on Monday night.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
Music superstar Ed Sheeran held a surprise performance at an Irish pub in Boston on Monday.
—Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Pub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pub. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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