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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a dinner was given" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an event where a dinner was hosted or provided for guests.
Example: "In honor of their anniversary, a dinner was given at the finest restaurant in town."
Alternatives: "a dinner was hosted" or "a dinner was served".
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A Viennese philosopher appeared on the campus and a dinner was given in his honor by the faculty.
A dinner was given by the Hindenburg Pleasure Society at the New York Labor Temple, a German-American meeting-and-banquet hall on E. 84 St.
He had retired as senior maths master and assistant headmaster of the City of London School, a dinner was given in his honour, he made a very good speech, warmly applauded, and he sat down and died, too soon of course, but with the evidence of his popularity ringing in his ears.
One funder said a dinner was given to the worst grant of the year.
Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 Here a dinner was given in Jesus' honor.
When he was 74, a dinner was given in his honor in Philadelphia.
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A standard dinner was given at 18 00 h, after which subjects remained fasting until the completion of the study the next day.
The keynote address at the USS Arizona Reunion dinner was given by Patricia Fuqua Nagle, whose father was Samuel G. Fuqua, a Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy, stationed on the Arizona.
The dinner was given for Oscar de la Renta after his show for Balmain.
According to Luke 5 29, the aforementioned dinner was given by Levi in his house after his call.
The closing dinner was given over to awards.
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