How to Use coffee-table in a Sentence
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This isn’t a coffee-table book.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
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Three new coffee-table books round out that picture.
—Air Mail, 4 Apr. 2026
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There was even a coffee-table book on woodworking, a hobby of his.
—Rick Rojas, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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Save on the best coffee-table books with these Amazon promo codes.
—Jake Smith, Glamour, 4 Dec. 2023
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The first two-thirds of the catalogue seem like a coffee-table book and unserious.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 10 Feb. 2024
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The two men showed me a forthcoming coffee-table book on Browne’s work, edited by Bolton.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
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Stacks of floral coffee-table books Florals for spring and summer feel exciting again in the form of an artistic coffee-table book.
—Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 July 2023
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Our pick of this year’s best coffee-table books covers everything and anything from art and design to music, photography, and cooking.
—Air Mail, 13 Dec. 2025
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Entertainment Weekly has an exclusive look at some of the rare and never-before-seen images featured in the lush coffee-table book.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2024
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In a glorious coffee-table-sized art book, images of his recent pictures demonstrate the full flowering of his 60-year career.
—Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2025
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Each year, my basket of candy has dwindled to a single just-in-case variety bag, becoming dessert for the night and eventually, filler for my coffee-table candy bowl.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
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This stunning coffee-table book dives into the world of Chanel with breathtaking photography and a deep dive into the legendary brand’s history.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 13 Sep. 2024
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While Assouline has become well known for its luxurious coffee-table books, the publisher has taken things even further with its latest release.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 Dec. 2024
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Over a coffee-table interrogation, with Straus sitting in, De Vido, who has light-brown hair and wears clear oval glasses, sang like a canary.
—Naaman Zhou, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
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At 546 Hudson Street, coffee-table books and twinkling lights set the perfect, playful stage for her whimsical creatures.
—Air Mail, 6 Dec. 2025
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Hotel at home Get the look of Crafted at Powdermill’s interiors with bold prints, crafty ceramics, and coffee-table books aplenty.
—Bridget Mills-Powell, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2026
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As Martin recounts in her 2023 coffee-table missive Mamma Milano, the brand’s ethereal ethos was there from the start.
—Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 24 Mar. 2026
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Peter Baker’s Obama is a coffee-table book, chock-a-block with stunning photos, that rises above its genre thanks to the quality of the author’s reporting and analysis.
—Joe Klein, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2017
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The 160-page coffee-table book features award-winning Times photography and reporting, with select pages in Spanish.
—Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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The script, originally set in Los Angeles, was sent to prospective backers accompanied by a 200-page coffee-table book.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 23 May 2026
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Naturally, a unique coffee table begs for equally interesting coffee-table books, and these spellbinding tomes are readily available on the secondhand market.
—Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 16 Dec. 2025
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Dior has previously worked with the fashion historian on books, including a series of coffee-table tomes from Assouline chronicling each creative director of the brand.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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And check out the new Emily in Paris coffee-table book on all the extraordinary fashion from costume designer Marylin Fitoussi, here.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 25 Dec. 2025
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Sometime in the mid-sixties, Sam brought home a coffee-table book about astrology, and Linda became consumed by it, launching into a self-education that approached mania.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
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The release also announced a partnership with Glory Studio to create a coffee-table book full of club photography and interviews from throughout the club’s history.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2025
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Trump wrote in a coffee-table book published in September called Saving America that Zuckerberg plotted against him in the 2020 election.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 7 Jan. 2025
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Try different combinations of hierarchy (with varying color, pattern, and height) in your own home with candlesticks, coffee-table-book arrangements, and lighting compositions.
—Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 16 Feb. 2023
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Carter’s research for a billionaire aesthetic included combing through design magazines and coffee-table books, noting blanched color palettes and editorial spreads that both reflect and shape real-world luxury.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2025
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Novelist Christine Coulson also contributes short fictional vignettes of each project, resulting in a volume that defies coffee-table expectations.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2024
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From Assouline's new Travel Collection, which matches fragrant candles with glossy wanderlust sparking coffee-table books, Gstaad is redolent with woody, earthy notes of cypress, cedar, tobacco, juniper berry and palo santo.
—April Long, townandcountrymag.com, 12 June 2023
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How about a pop of pink for your coffee table?
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 27 June 2026
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Set down his beer on the coffee table.
—T. Coraghessan Boyle, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
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The coffee table was all over the place.
—Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 4 June 2026
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The coffee table was all over the place.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2026
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What is the best coffee table to buy?
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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There is no pot smoke in the air, no bud on the coffee table.
—Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online, 19 July 2019
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And books—along the walls, piled on dressers, stacked on the coffee table.
—Emily J. Smith, Curbed, 18 July 2019
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Made from iron and glass, this mod coffee table boasts a best of the web price tag.
—Leigh Harrington, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2020
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The best coffee table books do far more than fill empty space.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2026
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The only thing that seemed weird was there was a coffee table on its side.
—CBS News, 5 Nov. 2022
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The couch, coffee table and dining room set came from their boss.
—Louis Hansen, The Seattle Times, 17 Aug. 2018
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How much space should there be between my couch and coffee table?
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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Your coffee table is begging for a book of your ten-year-old's art!
—Maya McDowell, House Beautiful, 25 Jan. 2019
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The living room is big enough for a couch, coffee table, and some decor.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
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Fill a basket or wood tray with gourds and place them on the hearth or coffee table.
—Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
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The durable six-piece set includes five seats and one glass-top coffee table.
—Lily Gray, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2023
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Use it to store coasters and coffee table books or to serve up sweet tea on the front porch.
—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
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The book looked like a coffee table book and was presented as a gift.
—Washington Post, 11 June 2019
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Check out more coffee table books for film and TV lovers here.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 1 Mar. 2022
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The room is shown furnished with a sofa and a coffee table.
—Adam Williams may 29, New Atlas, 29 May 2026
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End tables and coffee tables are key.
—Sarah Everett, The Spruce, 2 June 2026
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Few pieces do more heavy lifting in a living room than the coffee table.
—Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
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Grab one for your coffee table or to give as a summer hosting gift.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2026
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The coffee table was just a stylish slab of wood resting on cinder blocks.
—Leslie Jamison, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
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Dev set the tray on the coffee table and took a seat, welcoming the noise.
—Kanak Kapur, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
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Cuddle it next to a low coffee table to complete the look.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 9 Apr. 2026
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Gaming keyboards don’t have to be the size of a coffee table.
—Gear Team, Wired, 20 Feb. 2021
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The kicky stool under the coffee table was an antique store find.
—Elizabeth Sweet, House Beautiful, 11 Jan. 2023
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Small accents dress up the dinner or coffee table when guests come over.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2026
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This method can also be used on glass coffee tables and end tables.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2026
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