How to Use tavern in a Sentence

tavern

noun
  • The tavern crowd tells the story of that night.
    — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The tavern was never about the beer.
    — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • The tavern’s back door was not self-closing.
    — Sacbee.com, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The plan is for the tavern to be a mainstay in downtown for many years.
    — Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025
  • Yes, this spot is an old trolley stop and former tavern.
    — Pat Tompkins, AFAR Media, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Two lonely and self-loathing strangers are seated in the tavern on a snowy evening.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 14 Nov. 2023
  • In the past, the tavern has only been open in the evenings, Shimunek said.
    — Mary Carole McCauley, baltimoresun.com, 30 May 2018
  • Miller said of the early days at the 276-year-old tavern.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 28 June 2026
  • Early in the movie, Marty heads to a tavern to find his friends.
    — George Stanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 May 2022
  • If the tavern was not on 33rd Street, how did the house come to have the plaque?
    — Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2022
  • The place is primarily a tavern but will serve some food.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Shots were fired inside the tavern as well as outside, Beth said.
    — Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Uncle Bill left the tavern to his nephew Sam, who by then had worked there for a decade.
    — Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The whole pie is cut into small squares or rectangles, known as a party or tavern cut.
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
  • Is anyone surprised that Benedict goes straight to the tavern to grab a drink?
    — Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Bailey also took Saito to a tavern for his first old-fashioned.
    — Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The tavern had been owned by Archibald Gaines, who died in 1871.
    — Mark Curnutte, Cincinnati.com, 30 Apr. 2018
  • The tavern sits on the corner of 26th Street and Prospect.
    — Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
  • Badly parked on the street, in front of a beer tavern, gleamed a yolk-yellow Ferrari.
    — Eduardo Halfon, The New York Review of Books, 30 Nov. 2021
  • The bill would allow taverns to sell cigars and pipe tobacco, which could then be smoked on the bar's premises.
    — Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Sara is an actress but also a bartender at a tavern across the street from a major studio.
    — Lauren Bans, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The second floor would have a tavern, restaurant and outdoor balcony.
    — Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 18 Mar. 2026
  • But the rustic woodwork and vintage photos in the tavern offer hints of the old days.
    — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2023
  • The bill would have allowed taverns to sell cigars and pipe tobacco, which could then be smoked on the bar's premises.
    — Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Moran shared his business plans for the gaming tavern, and their ideas merged to form Mana Tap.
    — Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
  • At every small-town tavern and barbershop.
    — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Housed in a stylish tavern, Bar Le Côte is a must-dine for uni and oyster lovers alike.
    — Ariel Okin, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Most of the six people at the tavern had never heard of Willard Motley.
    — Rick Kogan, chicagotribune.com, 12 Jan. 2022
  • The new spot is a bold American tavern, one that looks back to the past but also adds a fun twist on the now.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The effect is a bright, airy dining room with enough warmth to feel like a tavern and enough clean lines to let the plates do the talking.
    — Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 23 Feb. 2026

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