How to Use establishment in a Sentence

establishment

noun
  • His novels were disliked by the literary establishment.
  • All patrons must be out of an establishment by 7:30 p.m., according to police.
    Tonya Alanez, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Then, in 1996, Gagnaire opened his eponymous establishment.
    Mary Squillace, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Nocco believes the shooting is in retaliation for an incident at an adult establishment in Tampa last week.
    Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Might, in the Washington establishment’s view in 2003, certainly made right.
    Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The workers more likely to benefit would be those few working at high-end restaurants or other establishments who interact with wealthier clients more likely to spend more and — sometimes — tip more.
    William Gavin, Quartz, 13 Sep. 2024
  • The landmark restaurant recreation was built from the ground up over the weeks before the show, including replicas of the notable horse portraits and the same leather for the banquette seating that's in the original establishment.
    Anika Reed, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
  • This is how the defense establishment will work and this is how the IDF will work.
    Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 9 May 2024
  • The two were there to tour the English city and stopped at local establishments along the way.
    Brittany Natale, Redbook, 5 May 2023
  • These are the 50 establishments in the United States that excite us most right now.
    Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 29 Nov. 2023
  • And in the case of food establishments, like most sports, the first line of defense are the players in the game, which are the industry that produces the products.
    USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
  • That’s because the soccer establishment did its best to bury it.
    Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Both teams have played in every World Cup since its establishment in 1991.
    Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Any establishment that offers a free glass of prosecco while waiting for your seat is top-notch in my book, but the food sealed the deal.
    Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Since the group’s establishment in 2022, it has never been fully staffed.
    Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2024
  • Trump’s affection for LIV can be traced, at least in part, to years of friction with golf’s establishment.
    Alan Blinder Doug Mills, New York Times, 25 May 2023
  • The critical views of the channel against the govt policies cannot be termed as anti-establishment.
    Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Another must visit establishment is the Red Room, a stylish bar where all the artwork is red and is made by female artists.
    Sherrie Nachman, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • It had been seen as the ruling establishment’s toughest challenge in 25 years.
    Mauricio Torres, CNN, 9 Aug. 2024
  • It had been seen as the ruling establishment’s toughest challenge in 25 years.
    Alfredo Meza, CNN, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Palm Springs also has a foodie scene, and many of the finest establishments offer patio dining under the stars.
    Megan Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The literary establishment did not quite know what to make of Vonnegut, either.
    Susan Farrell, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2023
  • As with any old-school donut establishment, Coco has all the essentials: simple raised and glazed, chewy old-fashioned, and so on.
    Zoe Baillargeon, Bon Appétit, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The number of video gambling establishments currently in the village was one of the topics in the municipal election in the spring.
    Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2023
  • Black chefs and restauranteurs eagerly invite you to their establishments to sit down and feast or grab food to go.
    Essence, 4 Dec. 2023
  • But rebel factions were active in Al-Rastan, and Mustafa was known to have urged them not to destroy any public establishments.
    Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2023
  • What each of the candidates had in common was that none sat well with the political establishment.
    Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The Turkish establishment views playing great powers against each other as a means of achieving this goal.
    Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 5 May 2023
  • In renderings, these establishments look like giant gears with rooms in their cogs.
    Kim Tingley, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Every one of the hotel's nine dining establishments was packed.
    Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2023

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