How to Use picnic table in a Sentence

picnic table

noun
  • The group stopped for a break and sat at a picnic table in the shade of a willow tree.
    Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2025
  • There’s a lake and a yard with a fire pit, a picnic table, and strung tea lights.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2024
  • The cabins have front decks and the Airstreams step out to picnic tables and fire pits.
    Alison Osius, Outside Online, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Each site is equipped with a picnic table and fire ring.
    Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 8 July 2025
  • At one of the picnic tables, Lopez’s son has a chess game going as his mom tends the grill.
    Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023
  • Instead, just bring along a cloth one to spread on a picnic table or on the ground.
    Katherine Martinko, Treehugger, 30 June 2023
  • There's a grill, fire pits, large games and picnic tables.
    Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
  • There is a handful of picnic tables to sit and eat, with a tarp overhead to block the sun.
    Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Make sure picnic tables are cleaned off and ready for use.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2025
  • Snag a spot at one of the picnic tables outside, then tack on some pork ribs glazed in a sharp and sweet sauce.
    Kayla Stewart, Bon Appétit, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Kids can pose Peppa and George on a picnic table, a lounge chair, or a snack stand.
    Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 10 July 2025
  • The picnic tables at the backs of the churches were nearly always full.
    Colum McCann, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
  • In the photos, Max, who has a brindle fur pattern, lies on the ground beside the picnic table he is tied to.
    Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Take along your own blanket or chair, or use the site's many picnic tables.
    Meira Gebel, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Wooden picnic tables are feet from the Dart, busy with locals who pack the place out.
    Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 3 May 2024
  • If the weather’s nice, go back out and enjoy lunch on a picnic table.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 3 Apr. 2023
  • On the right, a few feet later, there is a short road to the right with some adjacent picnic tables.
    Jim Holden, The Mercury News, 29 May 2024
  • Restrooms are in the small parking lot, and picnic tables are on the boardwalk.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Fish is ordered by the pound and eaten at picnic tables on the covered dock at the restaurant.
    Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 3 Jan. 2024
  • This is a hip, counter-service spot with a picnic table and stool seating.
    Megan Wood, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The site provides hammocks, a charcoal grill, a wood fire pit and a picnic table.
    Valeriya Safronova, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The area is also open to fishing and has grilling stations and picnic tables.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2023
  • There’s plenty of places for the characters to move about in addition to the porch: a lawn, a picnic table.
    Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 15 May 2025
  • Order and pick up your food at the window, and then enjoy your meal at a picnic table out front.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 4 July 2025
  • All sites come with picnic tables, fire rings and tent pads, and pets are allowed at all campsites.
    Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025
  • Each site has a picnic table, bear box, and grill, and the grounds have a vault toilet.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2026
  • At the nature center, there are wooded walking trails, picnic tables, a small pond, and native plant gardens.
    Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2026
  • She could be seen walking over to a wooden play structure, which had a small picnic table underneath.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
  • The grab-and-go bakery does not offer seating, but there are a few picnic tables in front of the store.
    Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Gray and a friend, and their husky mixes, were finishing dinner at a picnic table.
    Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026

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