napkin

Example Sentences

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Something you accept with a paper napkin under fluorescent lighting and a murmur of gratitude.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

Anyone could have written that down on a cocktail napkin for free in 2009!

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

My meal came with metal utensils and a cloth napkin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

He came up with the name by "scribbling on a napkin".

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

I shove aside a layer of crumpled coffee cups and a napkin filled with the crumbs of a half-eaten blueberry muffin.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein