side table
Americannoun
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side tables
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of side table
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
Example Sentences
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I picked up a coffee table, desk, side table and nightstand for free.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
A “New Members Orientation” memento candle on the side table was unlit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2025
On a side table, books seemingly chosen to evoke empathy for Ukraine’s plight awaited Mr. Buffett: a compilation of Mr. Zelensky’s wartime speeches and an account of children’s experiences during the war.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2024
On a nearby side table was a framed photograph of Levine with Elaine Kaufman, who died in 2010.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
The doctor spoke in a low, curt voice to the nurse, and she hurried to a side table and brought back some rolls of gauze and silver instruments.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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