dinner table

Example Sentences

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This whole thing started around 30 years ago around our family dinner table.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

The first Swanson meal to lure families away from the dinner table evoked warm thoughts of Thanksgiving.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

“He was picking up his phone and looking at it all the time. I would say, ‘Hey, you know there’s no phones at the dinner table.’

From Slate • May 12, 2026

A year later, he proposed to me at the dinner table on a family vacation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

He wasn’t just washing a little bit for the dinner table.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck