table manners
Example Sentences
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Ulf was reacting to being reprimanded for his table manners but he could have been talking to the writers’ room.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2024
That was true in 1985 and it’s arguably even truer now, which is why it’s perhaps tempting to declare table manners, or even just general manners, dead.
From Salon • Nov. 15, 2023
But concerns about the rights to the name of that stocky Australian animal, known for its pungent scent, loud screech and wanting table manners, have inflamed passions at even the highest reaches of government.
From New York Times • May 5, 2023
My son’s girlfriend’s kids, 9 and 7, are destructive, rough around the edges, and horribly piggy when it comes to table manners.
From Washington Post • Nov. 13, 2022
He ate carefully, as if minding his table manners.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
