dinner table

noun

: the table where people eat dinner

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The record fish, meanwhile, didn't end up on anyone's dinner table or wall. Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026 Vasarhelyi, seemingly a less hands-on presence in this project, voices a few more misgivings, at one stage pointedly asking her husband how many people who have previously been guests at their dinner table are now dead. Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 Murdoch says while slamming his fists on the dinner table, sending food flying off his plate and his drink splashing out of his glass. Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026 For example, the phone may be used during certain hours before bedtime but not at the dinner table or while doing homework. Michele Marchetti, Parents, 30 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dinner table

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“Dinner table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dinner%20table. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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