Examples of waiter in a Sentence
waiters at that elegant restaurant must go through an extended training program before being allowed to serve customers
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The waiter at L’Alcova helpfully suggested some nice wines to pair with dinner.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2026
Soon the waiter arrived, flicked a button on a remote control, and what had appeared to be a fancy mirror on the wall behind Lynch slid down and morphed into an enormous screen.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
One of the two waiters, the one who didn’t make sandwiches and was always at the bar, was the one who ruled the roost.
—Óscar Martínez, The Dial, 30 Apr. 2026
The most energetic of the waiters kept offering diners shots of pineapple rum.
—Adam Dalva, Longreads, 29 Apr. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2026
Soon the waiter arrived, flicked a button on a remote control, and what had appeared to be a fancy mirror on the wall behind Lynch slid down and morphed into an enormous screen.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
One of the two waiters, the one who didn’t make sandwiches and was always at the bar, was the one who ruled the roost.
—Óscar Martínez, The Dial, 30 Apr. 2026
The most energetic of the waiters kept offering diners shots of pineapple rum.
—Adam Dalva, Longreads, 29 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for waiter
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“Waiter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waiter. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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waiter
noun
wait·er
ˈwāt-ər 
: one that waits
especially
: a person who waits tables (as in a restaurant)
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