How to Use dinner table in a Sentence

dinner table

noun
  • The man is rude to waitstaff and picks his teeth at the dinner table.
    Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The pop of blue also makes for a unique mani at the dinner table.
    Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 13 July 2023
  • That’s not even touched at the dinner table, let alone on TV.
    Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 9 June 2023
  • Bass and Esau’s tension comes to a head at the dinner table.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The episode took five days to shoot, with the dinner table scene taking about half a day.
    Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2023
  • Recipes and food, a lot of the magic started around the dinner table.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2023
  • For that matter, go ahead and take it off at the dinner table and at church, too.
    Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2024
  • There is no need to give our moral decline a seat at the dinner table.
    Jan Dutkiewicz, The New Republic, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Break out the Christmas lights, but instead of wrapping them around the tree, use them to frame the dinner table.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 14 July 2023
  • Tell me more about some of the foods found on your family’s dinner table.
    Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2023
  • From the boardroom to the dinner table, AI has been on nearly everybody’s mind for the past year.
    Mrinal Manohar, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • This will add a festive feeling throughout the house – not just at the dinner table.
    Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The memories come not just around the dinner table, but from the dinner itself.
    Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Oct. 2023
  • This casserole pan weighs about 13.5 pounds, so be careful when moving it from the oven to the stovetop or from the stovetop to the dinner table.
    Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2023
  • What are the conversations like at the dinner table these days?
    Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 June 2023
  • Now that's a surefire way to ensure even the pickiest eaters at your dinner table join the clean plate club tonight.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The death of the sports-loving boy left his siblings with an empty chair at the dinner table and their birthday parties.
    Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Smiles at the dinner table, pool time, and even a photo of Leslie dancing with her father at what seemed to be her wedding.
    Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2023
  • They’re made of pure muscle, and while the payout of delicious swordfish steaks is worth the grind, your whole body will be sore at the dinner table.
    Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Essential reading: Beans are good for the planet, for you and for your dinner table.
    Joe Yonan, Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2023
  • There’s also a great cocktail menu that can be enjoyed at the dinner table or in the adjacent bar.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Their money comes directly from the bank accounts of the same people putting food on the dinner table and tucking them in at night.
    Bynatasha Piñon, Fortune, 3 May 2024
  • On Monday the Princess of Wales posted a picture of her younger self seated at a Christmas dinner table in 1983.
    Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Bring Snoopy in various Easter scenes with you to the dinner table this season.
    Emerson Latham, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Medlin said his wife and two teenagers all now follow MrBeast on YouTube and sometimes talk about his latest video at the dinner table.
    Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
  • My family is here, waiting for me around the dinner table.
    Hazlitt, 26 July 2023
  • The nurse casually offered a steel pan as though passing a dish at the dinner table.
    Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Haylee will have the last laugh at the Weatherspoon dinner table this week as her touchdown — her eighth of the season — moves her two ahead of her older brother.
    Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2023
  • We were brought up not to discuss bodily functions at the dinner table.
    Abigail Van Buren, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2023
  • My mom is Chinese American and rice graced our dinner table every night of the week (and often breakfast and lunch too).
    Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 9 Nov. 2023

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