How to Use supper in a Sentence

supper

noun
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  • I had too much wine at supper.
  • He didn't come home for supper.
  • We took a walk after supper.
  • It's almost time for supper.
  • I always enjoyed our Sunday night suppers.
  • Filets, quinoa, sautéed spinach, and red wine were on the menu for supper with the in-laws.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2021
  • Sadie had just put on a pot of chili for supper when the phone rang.
    — Samme Chittum, Smithsonian, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Bring the flavors of a shrimp boil to this hearty supper.
    — Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, 15 Feb. 2019
  • Of course not, but the captain has told the wheelhouse to turn the supper tanker.
    — Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The above supper, Thicket, was held at the edge of Mount Hood in June, 2016.
    — Beejoli Shah, Bon Appetit, 28 Apr. 2017
  • This is a movie that wants to serve up the last supper of class warfare.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Doors open at 5 p.m., and supper is served around 7 p.m..
    — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Taking a page from supper clubs, Funk added a duck dish to the menu.
    — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 June 2021
  • The next day—April 9, the end of Lent—is Holy Thursday, the anniversary of the last supper.
    — Erin Cavoto, Country Living, 12 Apr. 2020
  • Late night suppers of quinoa soups and meaty stews soothed our tired selves.
    — Jeanmarie Brownson, chicagotribune.com, 8 May 2017
  • A month later, the first supper club was born at her house.
    — Carlos Frías, miamiherald, 6 May 2017
  • The boys winched the carcass up to the Jeep and likely had backstraps for supper.
    — Pj Delhomme, Outdoor Life, 1 Jan. 2020
  • Our Test Kitchen has more than a dozen lasagna recipes for supper tonight.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2020
  • In it, a naughty boy–Max–is sent to bed without supper.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Try it with a few saltines for a thrifty, warming supper on a chilly evening.
    — Washington Post, 11 May 2021
  • Well, that solved the dilemma of what to cook for supper: spaghetti with salmon, lemon and basil.
    — Cincinnati.com, 17 May 2017
  • Fish swam in the fountain at the center of the great dining hall — and would then be served for supper.
    — Washington Post, 23 July 2019
  • To take soup from starter to supper, from snack to substance, have fun with what goes on top.
    — Bon Appétit, 14 Feb. 2022
  • Tamales, spaghetti and meat loaf fill lunch and supper plates.
    — Dianne Solis, Dallas News, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Here, carrots and turnips roast for the Thicket supper in June, 2016.
    — Beejoli Shah, Bon Appetit, 28 Apr. 2017
  • Here, carrots and turnips roast for the Thicket supper in June, 2016.
    — Beejoli Shah, Bon Appetit, 28 Apr. 2017
  • The café will be open on Friday from 5 to 7 p.m., serving a soup supper for eat-in or take-out.
    — courant.com, 21 Nov. 2019
  • The feast day of one of their children’s namesake saints may mean ice cream with supper.
    — Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2018
  • Never again will a school child return home, sobbing over supper, about the disrespect shown to this memorable president.
    — Nick Thomas, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Call me suspicious, or skeptical, or even late for supper, but — just going out on a limb here — once built, that seven-story diesel pump will probably give Whirlpool a run for its money.
    — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025

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