1
: an establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold to be drunk on the premises
2
: inn
Examples of tavern in a Sentence
a seedy section of the city's waterfront that was rife with cheap taverns, tattoo parlors, and run-down flophouses
a colonial-era tavern that has been serving weary travelers for two and a half centuries
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Last fall, on the second-floor stage of a cramped tavern called Neck of the Woods in San Francisco, Kat Moss was throwing elbows, shoving men twice her size into a packed circle pit and screaming into a microphone.
Moss, the frontwoman for the Bay Area hardcore band Scowl, held her own.
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Mike Isaac, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The lucky player bought her ticket at a tavern in Fort Washington, about a 30-mile drive south from Washington, D.C., lottery officials said.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
For the last 10 years or so, Maus and his wife, Cindi, would watch the Tinley Park Irish parade at the top of a stoop at Teehan’s tavern.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
It’s been operating in Davidson for 25 years, serving classic tavern fare like burgers, pizzas, lots of apps and more than 70 beers.
—Sunny Hubler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Feb. 2025
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Mike Isaac, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The lucky player bought her ticket at a tavern in Fort Washington, about a 30-mile drive south from Washington, D.C., lottery officials said.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
For the last 10 years or so, Maus and his wife, Cindi, would watch the Tinley Park Irish parade at the top of a stoop at Teehan’s tavern.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
It’s been operating in Davidson for 25 years, serving classic tavern fare like burgers, pizzas, lots of apps and more than 70 beers.
—Sunny Hubler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tavern
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“Tavern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tavern. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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