dining table
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of dining table
First recorded in 1585–95
Example Sentences
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We all sat around the dining table for a lengthy discussion on racial identity.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
Projections fill up the dining table during meals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
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
It reminds me of when I visit my own nonna's house in Rome; I'm immediately ushered to the dining table and presented with enough pasta, bread and favourite dishes to feed an entire family.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
Nothing good came from sitting at the dining table, but I plopped onto the edge of the hardwood chair between them anyway.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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