How to Use picnic table in a Sentence

picnic table

noun
  • At one of the picnic tables, Lopez’s son has a chess game going as his mom tends the grill.
    Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023
  • Instead, just bring along a cloth one to spread on a picnic table or on the ground.
    Katherine Martinko, Treehugger, 30 June 2023
  • There is a handful of picnic tables to sit and eat, with a tarp overhead to block the sun.
    Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Snag a spot at one of the picnic tables outside, then tack on some pork ribs glazed in a sharp and sweet sauce.
    Kayla Stewart, Bon Appétit, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Wooden picnic tables are feet from the Dart, busy with locals who pack the place out.
    Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 3 May 2024
  • If the weather’s nice, go back out and enjoy lunch on a picnic table.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Fish is ordered by the pound and eaten at picnic tables on the covered dock at the restaurant.
    Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 3 Jan. 2024
  • This is a hip, counter-service spot with a picnic table and stool seating.
    Megan Wood, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The site provides hammocks, a charcoal grill, a wood fire pit and a picnic table.
    Valeriya Safronova, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The area is also open to fishing and has grilling stations and picnic tables.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The six-acre College Gardens Park has a playground, a pond, picnic tables and sports fields.
    Jillian Atelsek, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
  • But the missing picnic table near the riprap turned my schadenfreude into guilt.
    Gustavo Arellanocolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Looking for something to clip on to a child's stroller, picnic table, tent, or camping chair?
    Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Fox led me downstairs to the back yard, where the picnic table had been conquered by toddlerdom—chalk, trucks, trains.
    Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2023
  • These stories simply spilled out from the people gathered around picnic tables next to the church.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The campground has grills, picnic tables and restrooms.
    Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2024
  • The old site had an expansive lawn to the south of the stadium with a video board, picnic tables, concessions and games for kids.
    The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2023
  • The Dog Pond also offers a dog agility course and bench and picnic tables where dogs are welcome.
    Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 13 July 2023
  • There, Kyle had arranged for a picnic table to be set up with beautiful flowers, cheese, and, of course, wine.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 27 June 2023
  • Head in for happy hour (seven days a week), and then take a seat at a picnic table and watch the fishermen bring in their daily catch.
    Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2023
  • There are picnic tables, bathrooms and water fountains at the site.
    Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2023
  • Naumann said customers can dine in or order at the takeout window and sit at the picnic tables.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2023
  • Instead, his family ate lunch on a picnic table under one of the oaks.
    Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 14 July 2023
  • Schools reopened, the town held its annual street fair, and when summer came, the picnic tables at The Dairy Mill soft-serve stand were crowded once more.
    Emily Baumgaertner Brian Kaiser, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2023
  • There’s a gas grill, picnic table, fire pit, Adirondack chairs and an outdoor shower.
    oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Elsewhere at the event, Zara's 9-year-old daughter, Mia, laughed at a picnic table with her cousin Savannah Phillips, 12.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Eat yours on a rocking chair in the shade, or at picnic tables by a wishing well, with a view of a green field and cavorting animals.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
  • There’s just a few bar stools and picnic tables for a cozy, hands-on tasting experience.
    Shawndra Russell, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Visitors will be able to see most of the flowers from the park roadway and adjacent picnic tables.
    Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Plenty of picnic tables and volleyball courts line this beach as well.
    Anna Braz, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2023

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