How to Use cater in a Sentence

cater

verb
  • The restaurant caters for parties.
  • The awards ceremony will be a catered event.
  • A local restaurant catered the banquet.
  • The tracks march to their own drums and cater to their own, quirky drummers.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2021
  • The stores that don’t cater to this need will miss out on revenue.
    Daniel Newman, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022
  • The restaurant doesn’t just cater to Venezuelans, of course.
    Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 June 2022
  • Or cater the rest of the menu, or ask guests to bring savory dishes and snacks.
    Debbie Moose, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • New neighborhoods of Riyadh sprang up to cater for a new way of life.
    Nic Robertson, CNN, 12 June 2023
  • The restaurant even catered my cousin’s wedding in June 2022.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Few artists want to cater to the marketplace to earn their living.
    Catherine Baab-Muguira, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2021
  • This book is full of tips, tricks, and recipes from Stewart’s many years of catering.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The store, which was designed to cater to the five senses, will sell olive oils, flowers, soaps and more.
    Amanda Taylor, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2022
  • But so far, his default has been to cater to the climate lobby.
    Jakob Puckett, National Review, 3 Aug. 2021
  • Why is Crystal the one who has to cater to Sutton’s feelings?
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 14 July 2021
  • This shop has all types of coffee, which help cater to every kind of drinker.
    Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant, 29 Sep. 2022
  • But some who cater to conservatives could jump at the chance to sign him.
    Michael Tarm, Amy Forliti, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Nov. 2021
  • If the pre-set is one that boosted all the shadow to be bumped up a whole lot, those are built to cater to lighter skin tones.
    Aditi Shrikant, NBC News, 14 July 2022
  • Settings to cater to people who arrive at the Mac by way of an iPhone or iPad.
    Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 26 Oct. 2022
  • The best workout apps have content for all levels and cater to all body sizes too.
    Olivia Lipski, Good Housekeeping, 25 July 2022
  • Colleges need to cater more to the lifelong learner, the adult learner.
    Axios Events, Axios, 23 July 2024
  • Food labels are in Vietnamese and Mandarin to cater to the clientele.
    Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Aug. 2021
  • View Comments There are some cruise brands that still cater mainly to adults.
    Natasha Chen, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Iowa’s offense — or lack thereof — would cater to the idea that this should be more of a Proctor game.
    Stephen Means, cleveland, 22 Oct. 2022
  • Young, bearded, brash, and fluent in memes, 39-year-old Bukele always had the physique du role to cater to the laser-eye brigade.
    Wired, 30 June 2021
  • It’s one of about a dozen new private clubs that have opened in Miami to cater to this new elite.
    Deborah Acosta, WSJ, 9 July 2022
  • Keep in mind that some of these suggestions cater to adult crafters, but kids can still help out.
    Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Of course, the salon was designed first and foremost to cater to Rona's canine clients.
    Maggie Shannon, Allure, 13 Apr. 2022
  • Some loggers prefer a taller heel, and the size range doesn’t cater for feet smaller than size 8.
    Bob Beacham, Field & Stream, 25 Oct. 2023
  • If a band wasn’t booked when a banquet was catered, extra tables would be set up on the dance floor.
    Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
  • It was catered by a chef and set up by a professional picnic company.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 6 Feb. 2025

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