When she negotiated the contract, she made it clear it was all duck or no dinner: either full funding or she would walk away.

After months on the campaign trail, the candidate asked supporters to attend the rubber-chicken dinner to help pay for ads.

The life-dinner principle explains why prey species often evolve quicker escape behaviors than their predators.

The debate about the life/dinner principle has revived interest in predator-prey coevolution.

The school dinner ladies organized a charity bake sale to raise money for new kitchen equipment.

The school dinner lady smiled as she served the children's hot meals.

The university alumni looked forward to the after-dinner speeches, which traditionally combined humor and heartfelt reminiscence.

To become a lawyer in that era, one had to eat one's dinners in the chambers for years.

When advising young activists, she warned bluntly that a revolution is not a dinner party, so polite niceties and old rituals sometimes have to be set aside.

At the charity gala, the guests complained about the rubber-chicken dinners and longed for something fresh.