dinner table
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
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
Julian might also want to help his big brother gain a few pounds at the dinner table.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
And he has encouraged staffers to talk to their children about AI at the dinner table.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
One of his customers that day was a man Enchassi considered a friend, someone who’d been to his house and sat at his dinner table.
From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2026
Few subjects were discussed more around the dinner table than the future of American slavery.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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