napkin

Example Sentences

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"It feels like it's been drawn up on the back of a paper napkin, just so that they can save face and come across as being more reasonable."

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

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

When Belichick quit as Jets head coach and took the job in New England, he wrote his resignation on a napkin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

“We shouldn’t have taken you guys there in the first place,” Lester said, wiping his nose on another napkin.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen