night table
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of night table
First recorded in 1780–90
Example Sentences
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This happens with sufficient frequency for me to keep my cellphone on my night table so that I can search for the missing item and return to my less-than-sound sleep.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
On my night table, I have my nighttime journal and I do a little self-compassion journaling.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025
"We needed an upgrade from a single box of bandaids & tube of Neosporin in my night table drawer."
From Fox News • Sep. 14, 2021
Sometimes if I was on the road and I was feeling blue, I would put the bag on my night table so I would see something familiar as I fell asleep.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2020
Then he placed the ashtray on the glass top, with a world of care, as if he believed an ashtray should be dead-centered on the surface of a night table or not placed at all.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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