How to Use tablecloth in a Sentence

tablecloth

noun

• The kitchen will still be there, but the white tablecloths won’t.
  — Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024
• The room is dim and cozy, with brick walls and white tablecloths.
  — Jessica Gelt, latimes.com, 15 Mar. 2018
• Lily reached across the white linen tablecloth and took his hands in hers.
  — Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 7 Feb. 2024
• The wine brims over the top of the glass, like water in a fountain, and spreads across the tablecloth.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2021
• The judge wore a black tablecloth as a robe and swiveled back and forth in his brown leather chair.
  — Gal Tziperman Lotan, OrlandoSentinel.com, 1 Aug. 2017
• Prany placed his hands on the tablecloth, feeling the texture of it.
  — Paul Yoon, Harper's magazine, 10 Mar. 2019
• The highlight is the dinner, for which a white tablecloth comes out.
  — Erika Mailman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2022
• In Sands' world, lace is no longer something to sew on a dress or pin to a tablecloth.
  — Alicia Eler, Star Tribune, 28 May 2021
• Hint: Ditch the etiquette book but keep the white tablecloth and flowers.
  — Jessica Yadegaran, The Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2019
• The boulangerie, a few miles down the road, was also a bar and a pub and a restaurant with tablecloths.
  — Bill Buford, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2020
• Here was the moment to dust off the decanter, to roll out the tablecloth, to polish the fine china.
  — Washington Post, 4 June 2021
• But then, all the care in the world can’t prevent the tablecloth from getting pulled or the ground from caving in.
  — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2024
• The two ladies left with a doggie bag, and a waiter changed their tablecloth.
  — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
• The tables had tablecloths, the lights were dim, music murmured from the walls and there were no drinks on the house.
  — Bill Savage, Chicago Reader, 13 June 2018
• Step 4: Fold the tablecloth in thirds lengthwise to form a compact square.
  — Hannah Chubb, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
• My last look, a tablecloth with a cream knit turtleneck.
  — Vogue, 7 May 2018
• Tia wonders whether the white tablecloths might make some think of high prices or dress codes.
  — Ann Maloney, NOLA.com, 17 Oct. 2017
• Cedric Gibbons didn’t sketch out the design on the tablecloth at the Biltmore.
  — Tim Gray, Variety, 11 Feb. 2023
• Just opt for a large drop-cloth like a plastic tablecloth or old sheet.
  — NBC News, 12 Aug. 2019
• Huseynov stared at his big, work-swollen shepherd’s hands splayed palm down on the worn tablecloth.
  — Paul Salopek, National Geographic, 17 July 2019
• The striped tablecloths are vintage and pictures of mushrooms hang along the walls.
  — John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024
• First, put the tablecloth in a plastic bag and put it in your freezer for a couple of days.
  — Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2021
• Spread a clean tablecloth on a table or clean, flat surface near the stove.
  — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 1 Jan. 2018
• My tray was quickly covered with a cloth napkin - the white tablecloth of the skies.
  — Alexa McMahon, idahostatesman, 14 July 2017
• When the news started to spread like a red wine stain on a tablecloth, there was no denying she was gone.
  — Holly Gleason, Variety, 15 Aug. 2021
• Hiroko Omori, 42, serves iced tea on a white lace tablecloth.
  — Charlie Campbell / Tokyo, Time, 20 Sep. 2017
• Barnes and Powell bring a fine-dining approach to the All Steak, with white tablecloths, fine wines and a menu to match.
  — Bob Carlton | [e-mail], al.com, 26 June 2019
• Red-and-white checkered tablecloths and an exposed stone wall pay homage to Italy.
  — al, 22 Aug. 2019
• Adopt, don’t shop Why is my cat chewing plastic tablecloths, bags and tape?
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
• Use chargers instead of placemats or tablecloths for a cleaner look.
  — Sandra S. Soria, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024