place setting
noun
the group of dishes, silverware, glasses, etc., set at the place of each person at a meal.
place settings
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pluralof place setting.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Instead of place settings, three dancers are before them.
From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2024
We exchange introductions between nervous glances at the two remaining open place settings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
She added that Trump’s eruption in the dining room was not unique — that there were several times when she worked in the West Wing when Trump threw and broke his place settings.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 28, 2022
When they were finished, she brought them over, each individually wrapped and spent time with the family, unveiling each piece — 14 place settings in all.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2022
The place settings and goblets were made of gold and were studded with precious gems.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
