How to Use iftar in a Sentence

iftar

noun
  • While there may be no such thing as a free lunch, at the Savoy there is free iftar (while supplies last).
    Joanna O'Leary, Chron, 14 Apr. 2021
  • An iftar is defined by Merriam-Webster as a meal eaten by Muslims at sundown to break the daily fast of Ramadan.
    Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Other viewers broke into cheers and then happily moved into a nearby tent arranged for their iftar — after the fast — feast.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Apr. 2022
  • The prophet Mohammed was said to begin his Ramadan iftar with either three or five dates and many Muslims follow suit as the quickly available sugar helps to balance blood sugar after a day of fasting.
    Felicia Campbell, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2022
  • This Ramadan, however, brought me a blessing: my search for a traditional iftar (food to break one’s fast) led me to a small restaurant-cum-grocery store in the corner of a semi-dilapidated strip mall — in Little Saigon, of all places.
    Sarah Sarder, Houston Chronicle, 21 Sep. 2020
  • At night during Ramadan, there is almost always an iftar, a meal eaten with family and/or friends, full of gratitude for the opportunity of community.
    Beth Segal, cleveland, 7 May 2021

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