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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Punk set Cody up on the table and willed his way to the top rope.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
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Bedouins once flew the region’s birds of prey to put meat on the table.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
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The cost of putting food on the table and heating and cooling our homes is up.
—Mario Cilento, New York Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026
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At that point, all options were on the table of how to move forward.
—Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026
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Davis stood with his lawyer as the verdict was read, then sat with his hands clasped on the table.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
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Plus, this one-pot meal can be on the table in just 30 minutes.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 21 May 2026
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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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There is too much money on the table, and none of these firms wants to be left behind.
—Michael Posner, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
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Whatever else lands on the table, your spoon will find its way back to the black-eyed peas.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
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That range runs from scoundrels to astromechs, and a Jedi is on the table too.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
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But now, asset classes once off limits to all but the very rich are on the table too.
—Hardy Michel, Fortune, 21 Aug. 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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But at the same time, there only was going to be probably a one-year deal on the table.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
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At the restaurant, the dish begins many days prior to landing on the table.
—Nick Wong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
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But questions remain on how many of the projects will proceed and even how much money is on the table.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 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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Splitting a bill or talking through a raise could feel a lot less stressful once the numbers are on the table.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026
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When placing silverware on the table, does the sharp edge of the knife face toward the plate or away from it?
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
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None of this covers the bulk of the interactions where money was left on the table.
—Vivek Thomas, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 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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Now the holidays will be extra joyous with our favorite rolls back on the table.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 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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Your family may be forced to choose between putting food on the table and paying the electric bill.
—Fred Hassell, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026
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But that issue should be on the table if the state pays for Chicago teacher pensions.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
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Hotch was initially looking to hit a move off the cage and onto Ali, who was on the table.
—Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
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A week earlier, Warsh suggested in a speech that rate hikes could soon be on the table.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
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There’s no shortage of great accessories on the table, either.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026
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