table manners
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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
In the two-minute video, Paddington guzzles tea in front of the queen, before offering a spare marmalade sandwich to make up for his poor table manners.
From Washington Times • Sep. 20, 2022
Through her lessons on table manners and etiquette, Ms. Allen “became the Emily Post of Halsted Street,” as Tribune theater critic Chris Jones wrote in 2015, reviewing the premiere of “Charm” at Steppenwolf in Chicago.
From Washington Post • Jun. 27, 2022
Her philosophy of hosting, though, was to make guests feel comfortable — not to correct their table manners.
From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2022
Richard resented the questions and the man’s perfect table manners.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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