How to Use cutlery in a Sentence

cutlery

noun
  • But this isn’t the first time cutlery has gone couture.
    Jack Guy, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024
  • In the disposable cutlery space, startups are getting the chance to flourish.
    Andrew Hirschfeld, Fortune, 13 June 2019
  • Of course styrofoam in its natural form is not suitable for useful cutlery.
    Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, 8 Apr. 2019
  • That sets the table, complete with sharp cutlery, for a bit of cat and mouse as the film jumps from present to past and fills in what happened that awful and deadly night.
    Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 18 July 2024
  • Everything in the store is for sale, including the art on the walls, the cutlery in the restaurant and the chairs in communal spaces.
    Suzanne Kapner, WSJ, 24 Dec. 2018
  • The company makes compostable cutlery that can handle heat up 200 degrees.
    Andrew Hirschfeld, Fortune, 13 June 2019
  • Complement these cool colors with copper cutlery and candlesticks.
    Madeleine Bokan, House Beautiful, 16 Nov. 2018
  • Mini stockings as cutlery holders at each setting liven up the perennially popular color scheme.
    Madeleine Bokan, House Beautiful, 16 Nov. 2018
  • No longer will Orlando or its contractors use items such as plastic straws, bags, cutlery and Styrofoam food containers and cups at city parks and venues.
    Ryan Gillespie, orlandosentinel.com, 3 June 2019
  • The cutlery is rose gold, pure rose gold and it’s brilliant.
    Alistair Charlton, Forbes, 26 May 2022
  • There’s even room for your cutlery in the China savers.
    Chris Hachey, BGR, 14 June 2021
  • There's arguably no greater advance in the world of cutlery than the spork.
    Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 22 June 2022
  • There was a line of goods for the home including cutlery and chairs.
    Suryatapa Bhattacharya, WSJ, 8 Oct. 2020
  • The table is set, the cutlery is laid out, but not all the guests are secure in their place on the food chain.
    Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Again, the first piece of cutlery used should be placed on the farthest outside.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Everything from the plates and cups to the cutlery and bags is biodegradable.
    Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2019
  • The tiered design has both a basket for your dish soap and sponges and one for cutlery.
    Popular Science, 8 June 2020
  • This is the set for foodies and home chefs whose cutlery needs to not only play the part but look the part as well.
    Mike Richard, Men's Health, 16 May 2022
  • In one corner is her Padova cutlery set, pinned to the wall.
    Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2024
  • The plant manager said he was fed up and promised to take away cutlery from the break room if the thefts did not stop.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 11 July 2024
  • Forks and spoons should be placed handle down in the cutlery holder.
    Emma Soren, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2019
  • Or does the diner use cutlery to slide the chicken off the skewer and proceed with a knife and fork?
    Judith Martin, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2019
  • An aqua tone is everywhere, from the cutlery handles to the soap dish.
    Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2021
  • On a trip to Greece with Nini, Lea sees a plastic bag and plastic cutlery for the first time.
    Sophie Pinkham, The New Republic, 1 Feb. 2022
  • Prince William couldn't help but make fun of his wife as she was handed the oversized cutlery.
    Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Aug. 2019
  • Extra plates and cutlery have been added to the kitchen stockpile and a few other tweaks were made for guests.
    Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 10 Dec. 2020
  • The metal cutlery can be reused many times, which is cost-saving.
    Heloise, Washington Post, 22 June 2020
  • One aspect of hosting a large meal that can get overlooked is the cutlery.
    Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2023
  • New cutlery constantly grew in their jaws to push old or broken teeth out of the way.
    Riley Black, Smithsonian, 28 Nov. 2019
  • Put those plates and cutlery away: cupcakes are the ultimate no-fuss dessert for a crowd.
    Taylor Worden, Good Housekeeping, 23 July 2022

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