dinner table
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dinner table
First recorded in 1800–10
Example Sentences
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This whole thing started around 30 years ago around our family dinner table.
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026
The first Swanson meal to lure families away from the dinner table evoked warm thoughts of Thanksgiving.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
“He was picking up his phone and looking at it all the time. I would say, ‘Hey, you know there’s no phones at the dinner table.’
From Slate • May 12, 2026
The price of oil rarely makes it into dinner table conversation.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
Voices erupted, and soon it felt like there was one big noise demon hovering over the dinner table.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
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