Sentence examples for close to dinner from inspiring English sources

Little Anderson wanted a brownie, but his mother told him it was too close to dinner.

This usually takes us close to dinner time around eight-ish so we'll send out the second engineer to get us some grizzle.

For example, your son/daughter wants ice cream, but it's too close to dinner.

For fans of the guitar star's punchy funk-playing, this ballad set probably veers too close to dinner-jazz smoothness.

In fact, criminal justice reform has become as close to dinner-table conversation as we have ever seen and is set to be a centerpiece of the upcoming presidential campaign season.

Because the final round at Pebble Beach is being shown live in prime time on the East Coast, the leaders will tee off much closer to dinner than lunch.

At his home, Sunday lunches would stretch close to the dinner hour.

To get one step closer to the dinner table, Anderson assembles dinner ingredients before leaving for work.

One resident living close to Edwards, a dinner lady, said she last saw her on Tuesday.

"Check On It": If a man shows sustained interested, allow him to get close to you over dinner, or a movie.

Genetically modified fish and beef may be moving closer to your dinner table.