How to Use on the table in a Sentence
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Avoid putting anything sharp on the table that could scratch the glass.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
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If heels aren’t your thing, sneakers and flats are also on the table, too.
—Jennifer Hussein, InStyle, 25 July 2026
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Yet millions of families in both states struggle to put food on the table.
—Hank Cardello, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
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They might be done with bond offerings this year, but is an equity sale on the table?
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 21 July 2026
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There are always a few fresh baguettes, a bowl of flaky salt, a jar of mustard, and some good butter on the table.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 10 July 2026
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There appeared to truly be a hue and texture on the table to go with nearly every look.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 28 July 2026
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The food was respectable, but most of the guests seemed more concerned with who was sitting next to them than what was on the table.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
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Tariffs are back on the table for both Canada and a host of other countries .
—Justin Zacks, CNBC, 24 July 2026
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The Best of Gladys Knight and the Pips was already cued up on the table.
—Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2026
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When an engineering trade-off is on the table, weigh it against lifetime service revenue, not just unit cost.
—Ali Aydan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
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With that in mind, how much money is Olise potentially leaving on the table?
—Tom Burrows, New York Times, 17 July 2026
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Quick and easy dinner with a Southwestern flair can be on the table in just 10 minutes.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 9 July 2026
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Its low-lit, leather-laden decor is a welcome break from the sticky city heat, though the two iced teas on the table in front of us are also doing their bit.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
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And Estonia, among the others that found couch pennies in the budget to put meals on the table, gratis.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2026
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If there’s a challenge brewing for Thune in November, no one is putting their cards on the table yet.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 30 July 2026
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But the recipe is published, the invitation is open, and the first serious result is on the table.
—Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
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Biden abandoned the tough-love speech and asked for it to be transformed into a call for Israeli leaders to take the deal on the table.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
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Raman sat down at the outdoor café in Griffith Park and placed a black moleskin notebook on the table.
—Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026
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Getting the plan on the table early keeps a routine bill from turning into a lasting resentment.
—Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 July 2026
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Nobody wanted to be the one to put people’s livelihoods on the table, so each week the conversation found a softer place to land.
—Mohamed Al Hashemi, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
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There are two main discussions on the table according to the MOU.
—Michael Praats, Charlotte Observer, 4 July 2026
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There are a few possibilities on the table, while some promising candidates have already been ruled out.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 14 July 2026
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Conversation is data, and most companies are leaving it on the table.
—Suyash Karn, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
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Or take the business owner who structured his exit without proper tax guidance and left more than a million dollars on the table.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
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As for what was actually on the table, King and Copier share that good food was one of their non-negotiables.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
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The store visit is both the errand and the content, and designing for one without the other now looks like leaving money on the table.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
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The Tempo can’t acquire Austin via a trade in the same calendar year because there was an offer sheet on the table.
—Annie Costabile, New York Times, 28 July 2026
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Other college sports conferences say the bipartisan bill is the only real deal on the table.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 20 July 2026
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Given how much time and money goes into finding the right person, that's a return most small businesses can't afford to leave on the table.
—Rob Falzon, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
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The more the value of TV deals swells, Master said, the more money leagues leave on the table by not expanding.
—Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
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