dinner table

noun

: the table where people eat dinner

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My family does not just back the blue — my family is the blue, with police officers, first responders, and military veterans at our dinner table and the red with fire Captains in many geneations. — Eric "doc" Stelnicki, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026 Best of all, there are no kids to try to herd towards the dinner table. — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 July 2026 What’s left is a growing anxiety that follows her to the grocery store and the dinner table. — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 Yet, as his videos continue reaching larger audiences across TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, his biggest supporters remain the people sitting around the dinner table every evening. — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for dinner table

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“Dinner table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dinner%20table. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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