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Examples of place setting in a Sentence
Please lay another place setting for our guest.
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The mother-of-two shared other shots on her Instagram Stories of a cozy fireplace and flowers, along with a place setting with her name tag and selfies with loved ones.
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Marina Watts, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
The seeds of love A few hours later, McArdle and Matt were at the table, eggs and toast waiting, a third place setting out — after all these years, McArdle had kept the tradition.
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Greg Borowski, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
Hyatt uses them for place cards, which really makes each place setting pop.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2024
That evening, his mother left out a third place setting, then the next, and the next.
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Greg Borowski, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1944, in the meaning defined above
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“Place setting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/place%20setting. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
place setting
noun
: a set of dishes and silverware for one person
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