dining table
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of dining table
First recorded in 1585–95
Example Sentences
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The dining table and the bathroom preserved traces of explosives that matched residues found at the blast sites, according to German court documents.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Back at El-Sayed’s house the next day, with the convention behind him, we sat at his dining table.
From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026
“The beauty and uniqueness of that first dining table really confirmed this new direction for us,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
The room floods into the dining area, which boasts a large wooden dining table that sits up to 15 people.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 12, 2026
I know that we have British furniture in our bungalow, like the upholstered wooden chairs in the sitting room and our large oval dining table and English china.
From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani
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