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- noun Plural form of
dinner .
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Examples
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Without family nearby and only a couple reliable babysitters, actually being able to attend the dinners is rare.
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Last year, it caused a furor when it attempted to charge $25,000 for participation in dinners (or a discounted $250,000 for 11 dinners) at publisher Katherine Weymouth's home.
Stephanie Woodard: The New Indian Fighters: Lt. Col. McCaskill and Major WaPo Stephanie Woodard 2010
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Last year, it caused a furor when it attempted to charge $25,000 for participation in dinners (or a discounted $250,000 for 11 dinners) at publisher Katherine Weymouth's home.
Stephanie Woodard: The New Indian Fighters: Lt. Col. McCaskill and Major WaPo Stephanie Woodard 2010
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Without family nearby and only a couple reliable babysitters, actually being able to attend the dinners is rare.
Rants 2009
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Without family nearby and only a couple reliable babysitters, actually being able to attend the dinners is rare.
LENNDEVOURS 2009
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One of my favorite things about going to various duck organization dinners is watching the hot raffle-ticket chicks work the room, extracting money from drunk men's wallets.
Booth Babes 2008
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The idea I would charge the government for lunches or dinners is an outrage.
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The idea I would charge the government for lunches or dinners is an outrage.
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Here the gophers frolic in the quiet summer afternoons, and steal what is left of the children's dinners from the tin pails behind the door.
The Second Chance 1910
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But I told Barby to put on the tea-kettle, and I will administer a composing draught as soon as it can be got ready; we don't indulge in dinners here in the wilderness.
Queechy 1854
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