How to Use place setting in a Sentence
place setting
noun- Please lay another place setting for our guest.
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Make the dish for 4 to 6 people and bring it with your own place setting to the Board Room.
—courant.com, 8 Nov. 2019
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That evening, his mother left out a third place setting, then the next, and the next.
—Greg Borowski, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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That evening, his mother left out a third place setting, then the next, and the next.
—Greg Borowski, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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Place a dinner plate in the center of each place setting.
—Leigh Crandall, Country Living, 16 Nov. 2020
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Place a dinner plate in the center of each place setting.
—Leigh Crandall, Country Living, 1 Sep. 2022
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Paint or cover the bulbs in glitter, then add them to a DIY wreath, place setting or wrapped present.
—Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 14 Nov. 2022
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The celebs also mostly spurned the tidy stacks of snacks waiting for them at each place setting.
—Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com, 11 Nov. 2021
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The dining room had 20 tables but only one place setting—for the man.
—Gloria Dickie, Scientific American, 18 May 2021
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At the most basic level, roll or fold a cloth napkin through the ring and leave it on your place setting.
—Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2023
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Use the knife included in your place setting to cut large pieces of any sort of food into bite sizes.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2023
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Each place setting was marked with a name card and menu, while a line of grass arrangements and candles brought in a cozy feel to the space.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2023
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Each place setting was marked with a name card and menu, while a line of grass arrangements and candles brought in a cozy feel to the space.
—Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
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At each kids’ place setting, put a small pumpkin with a marker.
—Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2022
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At each kids’ place setting, put a small pumpkin with a marker.
—Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2024
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Each place setting was fashioned with gold silverware, a linen napkin and a glass in the shape of a butt.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2023
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Next to the typical stemware, a shot glass sat at every place setting.
—Ian Malone, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2022
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Select stores are open from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. for any day-off food or place setting pickups.
—Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 17 Oct. 2022
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At each place setting, there was a chic line-drawing portrait waiting for the guest.
—Mya Gelber, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
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At each place setting, there was a chic line-drawing portrait waiting for the guest.
—Mya Gelber, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
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This neutral toned place setting is just cute as a button!
—Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 14 Sep. 2022
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Dan hovered over the table for a moment, eyeing the place setting.
—Laura Miller, Slate Magazine, 19 Apr. 2017
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As the guests sat down at the banquet table, each place setting featured a $1,000 bill tucked beneath the dinner plate.
—Daniel Stashower, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2019
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Each guest is given 18 inches for their place setting and six glasses as well as a champagne glass for the toast.
—Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 22 Nov. 2022
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Of course, each place setting is adorned with Maison Dior tableware along with mixed and matched houndstooth chairs.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 16 June 2024
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Enter stage left the humble place setting, which defines the scene for any hosting event or sit-down meal.
—Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2017
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Then feathers started showing up in places where there were no birds or, at an outdoor dinner, landing on her place setting and no one else’s.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
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Hot chocolate candy cane sticks can be made days or weeks beforehand, and left at each place setting for a fun touch.
—Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2025
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Add Spode Christmas bread and butter plates to each place setting.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2025
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Tie the table together with a small evergreen sprig at each place setting.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Nov. 2025
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