dinner table

Example Sentences

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The first Swanson meal to lure families away from the dinner table evoked warm thoughts of Thanksgiving.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

“He was picking up his phone and looking at it all the time. I would say, ‘Hey, you know there’s no phones at the dinner table.’

From Slate • May 12, 2026

All you need to do is place the Connection Keeper on the dinner table, press record and start chatting.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026

The price of oil rarely makes it into dinner table conversation.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

After her good cry at the dinner table, the mother repeated the story.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez