dinner table

noun

: the table where people eat dinner

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And for toddlers who aren’t always amendable to sitting down at the dinner table, anything that might help them get excited about mealtimes is going to be a win for parents, too. Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 2 May 2025 When the man made another offhand remark about their wedding timeline at a family gathering, the sister seized the moment to expose his past behavior, leading to a tense confrontation that left the dinner table in silence. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025 Now — everyone heard it at the dinner table, because it was thrust into the imagination of the entire UK after the Mercury Prize. Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2025 This team battles over everything, from sewer ball (the pregame soccer routine) to cornhole to riddles at the dinner table. Joe Smith, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025 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 10 May. 2025.

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