dinner table
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dinner table
First recorded in 1800–10
Example Sentences
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After Odd’s ignominious exit from the dinner table, he and Buddy reach a fragile peace back at school, then lose touch.
Not in the bedroom, she laughs, but at the dinner table.
From BBC
“If you’re talking about democracy over the dinner table, it’s because you don’t have to worry about the cost of food on the table,” Axelrod said.
From Los Angeles Times
If you’ve ever sat around a dinner table with fellow retirees or what I call “honest friends,” you know how the stories go.
From MarketWatch
The subject of how to connect with basketball fans was a regular topic of conversation at the dinner table for Musselman growing up.
From Los Angeles Times
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