How to Use dining car in a Sentence

dining car

noun
  • One of the trains will be used for the kitchen, and the other will be used as a dining car.
    — Jeff Rumage, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2020
  • For formal meals there was a dining car with white tablecloths.
    — Lee-Ann Olwage, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Many trains have coach cars, a quiet car, a dining car, and a business-class car.
    — Kerry Elson, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2023
  • The train also has a first-class dining car and a lounge for all passengers.
    — Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Belmond The dining car is the social hub of many long-haul train rides.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Their bar cars are the perfect place to chat over drinks, or meet fellow guests for a meal in the dining car.
    — Eleanor Hardy, Travel + Leisure, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Two sides of the exterior of the train slide in and out to expose the dining car.
    — Michelle F. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 25 May 2022
  • Or book a trip featuring breakfast, lunch, or dinner in the dining car.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 26 July 2023
  • Food rationing had begun on the first day, but by now, the dining car’s larder was nearly empty.
    — Robert Klara, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Another challenge is going to the dining car, which is never the car next to yours.
    — Michel A. Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2025
  • The dining car will feature seasonal fare, handmade cocktails, and craft beers.
    — J.r. Patterson, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Dec. 2021
  • There are the historic train stations and roomy seats, plus the chance to get up and walk around, visit the dining car, or just sit and take in the scenery.
    — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2024
  • The dining car, with enough four-top tables to seat 48, serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner at a modest charge.
    — Mark Orwoll, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2023
  • The 24-hour journey is made comfortable with sleeper cabins and a dining car and runs five days per week.
    — Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
  • That applies to everything from the 14 cabin suites to the amenities and, of course, the dining car.
    — Marianna Cerini, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The stylish interiors have been causing a stir online, as has the double-decker dining car.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Both offer a range of seating classes, including an open-air gondola and first-class dining car.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Good Housekeeping, 7 Mar. 2023
  • The most luxurious experience of them all, however, could be found in the dining car.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Willa Bruce ran the popular cafe and entertainment offerings while her husband worked as a chef on a train dining car.
    — NBC News, 10 Sep. 2021
  • Most will recall the touching scene of a young boy sitting in a train’s dining car, menu in one hand, his money purse in the other, deciding what to order.
    — John Christopher Fine, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
  • It is also equipped with an elegant dining car and a glitzy bar from which guests can soak in the incredible Italian landscapes.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 1 July 2025
  • The service provides guests with spacious seats in a domed car, access to an outdoor viewing platform, meals in the dining car, and access to a private bar.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2023
  • These five overnight Amtrak routes offer private cabins, dining cars, and incredible views.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2026
  • On his mother’s side, Brooks’ family came west by way of train; his grandfather was a Pullman porter, a dining car steward.
    — Erin Stone, The Arizona Republic, 11 Aug. 2020
  • Guests also were able to sip its legendary Deer Park water that bubbled from its springs and was served aboard the B&O dining cars as well.
    — Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2023
  • The dining car that houses the Historic Village Diner dates back to the 1920s.
    — Janaya Wecker and Marlisse Cepeda, Country Living, 29 Sep. 2022
  • One of several dining cars on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express.
    — Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 2 Mar. 2023
  • On board, you’ll be treated to a sumptuous lunch and dinner served in the dining car and have the chance to enjoy music in the bar car before retiring to your sleeper cabin or suite.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Since booths hold four people, dining car stewards like Chuck Jones manage the delicate task of putting travelers together.
    — Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The Wolf's Den, the enlisted crew's mess, is slightly larger than the wardroom and filled with smaller tables, arranged like a railroad dining car.
    — Jim Wilson, Popular Mechanics, 1 Dec. 2020

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