dinner table
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dinner table
First recorded in 1800–10
Example Sentences
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With spuds a staple on our dinner tables, this is the time of year when early potatoes usually get planted.
From BBC
Later, at the dinner table onboard, Leah felt some raps too, “one end of the table would jump and nearly spill the water out of our glasses.”
From Literature
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The way that certain other parents made their kids go to church, Jonah’s parents made him and Katherine sit down at the dinner table with them just about every night.
From Literature
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At the dinner table with Hollander’s parents, Rozanov reveals Hollander is the only person he’s ever loved.
From Salon
My American Legion Medal has served my dinner table well.
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