dinner table

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“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

Robots helping around the house, on the roads, on the massage table, at the dinner table.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Julian might also want to help his big brother gain a few pounds at the dinner table.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

The price of oil rarely makes it into dinner table conversation.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Her father often indulged her, giving in to what she wanted, but this time he ignored her pouts, her deliberate silences at the dinner table.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie