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

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

I think she missed her calling as an actor, but she did help manifest a magical world of pretend for my nieces, all while instilling table manners and providing a history lesson or two.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2022

As a result, my children, now 16 and 11, have pretty good table manners, are capable of adult conversation and eat a healthy variety of cuisine.

From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2022

Knowing how his mother felt about table manners, Clayton wiped his mouth with his sleeve rather than using the embroidered cloth napkin still folded at the left-hand side of his plate.

From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia