How to Use place setting in a Sentence

place setting

noun
  • Please lay another place setting for our guest.
  • Make the dish for 4 to 6 people and bring it with your own place setting to the Board Room.
    courant.com, 8 Nov. 2019
  • Place a dinner plate in the center of each place setting.
    Leigh Crandall, Country Living, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Paint or cover the bulbs in glitter, then add them to a DIY wreath, place setting or wrapped present.
    Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 14 Nov. 2022
  • The celebs also mostly spurned the tidy stacks of snacks waiting for them at each place setting.
    Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com, 11 Nov. 2021
  • The dining room had 20 tables but only one place setting—for the man.
    Gloria Dickie, Scientific American, 18 May 2021
  • At the most basic level, roll or fold a cloth napkin through the ring and leave it on your place setting.
    Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Use the knife included in your place setting to cut large pieces of any sort of food into bite sizes.
    Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Each place setting was marked with a name card and menu, while a line of grass arrangements and candles brought in a cozy feel to the space.
    Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
  • At each kids’ place setting, put a small pumpkin with a marker.
    Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Each place setting was fashioned with gold silverware, a linen napkin and a glass in the shape of a butt.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Next to the typical stemware, a shot glass sat at every place setting.
    Ian Malone, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Select stores are open from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. for any day-off food or place setting pickups.
    Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 17 Oct. 2022
  • This neutral toned place setting is just cute as a button!
    Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Dan hovered over the table for a moment, eyeing the place setting.
    Laura Miller, Slate Magazine, 19 Apr. 2017
  • As the guests sat down at the banquet table, each place setting featured a $1,000 bill tucked beneath the dinner plate.
    Daniel Stashower, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2019
  • Each guest is given 18 inches for their place setting and six glasses as well as a champagne glass for the toast.
    Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Enter stage left the humble place setting, which defines the scene for any hosting event or sit-down meal.
    Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2017
  • Use these easy place setting ideas to update vintage china with a fresh look.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Inmates in a different unit than the one where the stabbing took place set their cell block on fire, the sheriff said, speaking by cell phone from the prison.
    Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2020
  • John Robshaw used slate accents to give this place setting a modern flair.
    Helena Madden, ELLE Decor, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Each place setting had its own salt and pepper shakers and a big goblet of water.
    Kate Storey, Town & Country, 4 July 2023
  • In addition, at each place setting, there was a black box of six vape pens courtesy of Prëst, a brand sponsor of the dinner.
    Robert Simonson, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2022
  • At meal time, each place setting comes with a paper cup with multi-colored pills.
    Gwendolyn Oxenham, SI.com, 25 Oct. 2017
  • The royal father of five shared a snap on his social media of a place setting featuring the brand.
    Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 1 July 2024
  • Stemless flutes at each place setting will ensure there’s less risk of spilling as the evening gets merrier.
    Vogue, 12 Nov. 2018
  • Pull down a few branches to use as a table runner and place a single mandarin on each plate as a place setting.
    Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Fill the inside with seasonal goodies, and set one at each place setting.
    Jamie Wiebe, House Beautiful, 20 July 2023
  • Put the exterminator’s bill with a sticky note on the husband’s place setting.
    Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The vendor said people had gifted these pieces at engagement parties so that the couple could use them in their place setting on the wedding day, which is adorable.
    Vivien Lee, refinery29.com, 17 Jan. 2024

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