dinner table
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dinner table
First recorded in 1800–10
Example Sentences
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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
A year later, he proposed to me at the dinner table on a family vacation.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
The price of oil rarely makes it into dinner table conversation.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
Her father often indulged her, giving in to what she wanted, but this time he ignored her pouts, her deliberate silences at the dinner table.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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