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

I won’t even mention Doug’s table manners, as I’m sure that would set her off.

From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2022

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

Skull-rapping and elbow-thumping became a practice in which everybody in the family, except Mother, participated until Dad deemed our table manners satisfactory.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey