How to Use bartender in a Sentence

bartender

noun
  • Guest bartenders take the reins here, and the soundtrack is heavy on hip-hop.
    Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2023
  • Note to the bartenders out there: This could be great as a cocktail.
    Lucas Kwan Peterson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Robin leaps from his barstool and high-fives a bartender.
    cleveland, 3 Dec. 2022
  • A couple of miles north in Hell’s Kitchen is the land of the glossy bar and the shirtless bartender.
    Curbed, 9 Dec. 2022
  • At the Triple Down, the bartender had a shot of vodka already poured.
    Brett Martin, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • My friend who is a bartender, and who therefore has to wash their hands a lot.
    Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The glitter was still on the floor, even as the bartender was sweeping up the remnants of a good time.
    Brooklyn White, Essence, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Where there isn’t one, bartenders can craft something on the spot.
    Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
  • The man, 42, of South Euclid, argued with the bartender and then refused to leave.
    cleveland, 30 Nov. 2022
  • For a few bucks more, the bartender on board will pour mimosas and hot cocoa.
    Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Ask your bartender or server if a drink is made with syrup or from a mix.
    Jaclyn London, M.s., R.d., Good Housekeeping, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Myoshi Smith worked four years as a bartender in Brooklyn.
    John-John Williams Iv, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2022
  • And Tony began to sing, and said the bartender, who was cleaning up, said, 'Damn, if you guys record that.
    Mo Rocca, CBS News, 23 July 2023
  • In my opinion, this is a great cocktail to gauge the skill level of your bartender.
    Clayton Sealey, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2024
  • At the time, Barroso was working as a bartender, and Damon and his film crew came in for a drink.
    Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Choose a bottle from one of the upper shelves, and watch as the bartender scrambles up a ladder to grab it.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Order a cocktail at the bar and chat with a lively bartender.
    Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Cindy Smith was working as a bartender on Sept. 6, when the woman brought the raccoon.
    Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2022
  • The bartender refused them service, reached over and snatched back their drinks.
    Zachary Schermele, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2022
  • My friend wrinkled her nose, as if the bartender had just farted.
    Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The bartender served up the first Chilton, named after its inventor.
    Brennan Long, Southern Living, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Need a quick drink for a party, but don't want to spend all night playing bartender?
    Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2024
  • The adventure should be about being in that place with its people—having the chance to talk to the bartender.
    Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Mar. 2024
  • But one former bartender out of Boston has found a novel way to spice things up in the space.
    Brad Japhe, Forbes, 18 July 2022
  • After one set, Dale joins Eddie at the bar, but, as usual, the bartender can’t serve him.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2024
  • That’s what Nicole, a bartender at a New Jersey club, has noticed.
    Jenny Singer, Glamour, 7 July 2022
  • The Guatemalan bartender, who got his start at the age of 20 working his way up at restaurants and bars, came to New York for the promise of a dream.
    Tara Aquino, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The bartender covered one of the men's glasses with his hand, a moment that was photographed.
    Erin Pflaumer, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2022
  • He is not mentioned or seen again until the post-credits scene, where the confused bartender stumbles out of the wreckage of Area 51 wondering what on earth happened.
    James Grebey, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
  • The bartenders had tattoos down to their wrists and up to their necks; one woman wore glasses and a black-and-white kaffiyeh, telegraphing her support for Palestinians in Gaza under siege; a guy had a gray hoodie on beneath an Eagles jersey.
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024

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