Sentence examples for dinner fall from inspiring English sources

My father, like most of the other dads, awoke to a cough and the click of a Zippo lighter, a quick breakfast, then was off in our '48 Jeepster or big-finned '57 Chrysler in his brown suit and skinny tie to the 'office' – only to return in the early evening, pour himself a cocktail and, after dinner, fall asleep in the Eames chair while watching Huntley and Brinkley.

I know that it would have been easier for my parents to keep on with the party preparations instead of pausing for a toast, or to let a structured family dinner fall by the wayside in favor of other obligations.

The dinner fell during the eight days of Passover, which her hosts observed.

He will not attend if for no other reason than the dinner falls on the Jewish Sabbath.

Responsibilities for Friday night's dinner fell to me, with steamed crabs at the heart of the menu.

The amount spent on a typical Christmas dinner fell even faster – down by 2.2% – mainly due to cheaper poultry and traditional vegetable trimmings".

One that did lower one of its prices last week was the Clam Shack in Kennebunkport, a tourist-clogged mecca where a no-frills lobster dinner fell to $9.99 from $11.99; the price last year was $14.99.

Nucky spends a great deal of the episode preoccupied with family matters after his father, the vile, filthy misanthrope who we saw heckling everyone at the St Patrick's dinner, falls and breaks his leg while cursing his cats.

Her writing leaves a vivid impression that once the financial wizards get their way, nobody is safe, from the young college grad next door drowning in debt owed to predatory lenders to the child halfway around the world whose dinner fell victim to commodities speculation.

She remembers only one dinner this fall where there were as many as 14 guests.

Each night when I saunter through the door and start a pot of water for the adult dinner, I fall deeper in debt to her.