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
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
A year later, he proposed to me at the dinner table on a family vacation.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
To understand those convening at Epstein’s dinner table, know this law of power: Rich people don’t get richer from tax windfalls.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
If I had a mother, our Thanksgiving dinner table would look a lot different.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
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