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

Here are the 2026 titles we jotted down quickly on the back of a cocktail napkin.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2026

There was Aunt Goldie, flapping out Peach’s napkin into his lap, and Peach taking it from her and saying, “I can do it myself.”

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles