How to Use waitress in a Sentence

waitress

noun
  • In it, the singer works as a down-and-out waitress as her main gig.
    — Candace McDuffie, Glamour, 28 Jan. 2022
  • Then in 2016, Kashyap came to work at Sheroes as a waitress.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2019
  • At the end of the meal, the waitress left a tray on which the bill and a fortune cookie sat.
    — Leah Garchik, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Jan. 2018
  • The waitress, Sarah, was friendly and knew about the menu, which is a plus in my book.
    — cleveland, 10 Mar. 2022
  • At the time, Cartwright worked as a waitress at Hooters.
    — Tamara Palmer, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
  • This time, the price of a waitress sandwich will be too high to pay.
    — Jessika Harkay, courant.com, 12 Aug. 2021
  • The phone number left for the waiter or waitress on the bill, below the tip line.
    — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
  • In a post shared by McCarthy, the waitress got a $2020 tip to reflect the new year.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 2 Jan. 2020
  • Well, the waitress came over, and sent us a few drinks, courtesy of a man over there.
    — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2020
  • On a side note, the owners are looking to hire a waitress.
    — Freep.com, 20 Jan. 2023
  • In Melbourne, Robben worked as a waitress in a small café.
    — Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2024
  • The waitress again shouts several times at the man to leave.
    — Alejandro Serrano, SFChronicle.com, 7 July 2020
  • The waitress, who is 20, did not have her cellphone with her.
    — NBC News, 22 June 2021
  • Our waitress at lunch assured us that the bar was open to the public.
    — Susan Glaser, cleveland, 21 July 2021
  • The client was a waitress, a server at a large restaurant chain.
    — Fortune, 15 Feb. 2022
  • As part of his meal, the waitress brought an artichoke to the table.
    — Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2022
  • As a teenager, Hee Sook worked as a waitress and store clerk.
    — James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2020
  • There’s the Ashford waitress who said she was not paid over $7,000 in wages.
    — José Luis Martínez, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2024
  • His father served in the Air Force, and his mother was a waitress.
    — Emily Langer, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2023
  • One of the waitresses takes a photo and hands them their phone.
    — Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Seinfeld gets testy when a waitress tries to push the toast on him.
    — Amy Jamieson, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Both of the waitresses that served us were great and friendly.
    — The Si Staff, SI.com, 29 Jan. 2018
  • There was a young woman there who worked as a waitress.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 22 May 2021
  • Tracy was a 24-year-old waitress and single mom to two boys at the time.
    — Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2019
  • Stopping for food, the driver tells the waitress that Jug is paying for the meal.
    — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Nov. 2017
  • Shirley the waitress and dim-bulb Dwayne (''Nuh-huh'') were both funnier too.
    — Ew Staff Updated, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Her mom worked as a waitress at PJ’s, a Spenard strip club.
    — Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 22 July 2023
  • Dariela, who is in her mid-thirties, and works as a waitress, is the eldest of four kids.
    — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2021
  • The waitress put down the coffee pot, furrowed her brow and stared into space for a moment.
    — Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2025
  • The internet has weighed in after a waitress lost a tip on a $300+ tab for repeatedly failing to bring one thing.
    — Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025

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