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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a little dinner" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a small or informal meal, often implying a casual setting or a light meal.
Example: "After a long day at work, I just want to enjoy a little dinner with my family."
Alternatives: "a small dinner" or "a light dinner".
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A little dinner.
For a little dinner, I mean.
I wanted to celebrate that freshness with a little dinner party, or maybe a big one.
"I've gotten a little dinner and a play with my wife, then called it a night," Manning said.
"We'll probably have a little dinner in the backyard," she said.
"She might have a little dinner party or a lunch, but for the most part Holly Hill was a refuge.
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The roast partridge, by the way, is a neat little dinner for one.
Rohrabacher at the time called it a "nice little dinner" and said that Russia and the Baltic states probably came up, but it wasn't the focus of their conversation.
In San Francisco, novelist Danielle Steel and her husband John Traina gave an elegant little dinner party for the cast of "Crossings," the miniseries (based on one of the hostess' best-selling books) currently shooting in the City by the Bay.
The reception was a quiet but happy little dinner at the retirement colony, with a live combo playing age-appropriate Big Band tunes.
I remember the moment well: I was reading the book on a plane and, after finishing the bland, boxy little dinner, took a bite of cake.
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