How to Use table in a Sentence
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What about the star of the show in the dining area: the table?
—Erin Hayes Burt, Dallas News, 1 Sep. 2023
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Anything should be on the table for the sake of winning.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2023
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With the draw, the Americans and the Netherlands share the top spot in the group table with four points apiece.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
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The employee came over the speaker and said to open the box to find your last clue and take it over to the table.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 14 Mar. 2024
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The house was always clean, there was always food on the table.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 30 Oct. 2023
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One of our guests made a beeline to the other end of the table and sat at what should have been my place.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2023
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Meanwhile, for the home cook, butter molds serve as an easy way to jazz up a table.
—Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 26 Jan. 2024
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Then there’s the fact that in most industries, remote jobs aren’t on the table at all.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2024
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Nearby in the upstairs dining room, a table full of folks talked about the ins and outs of towing RVs.
—Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 7 Aug. 2023
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The notion of needing to go anywhere with a guardian or parent was so off the table.
—Evan Minsker, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2023
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But 10 or so minutes passed, and his friend came over from their table, patted him on the shoulder, and the two of them ducked out of the door.
—Annie Lord, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2023
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Footage of the meeting showed Putin shaking hands with Li and then sitting down at a table.
—Reuters, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2023
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When her symptoms escalate, the idea of a hike (or any kind of workout) is off the table.
—Condé Nast, SELF, 25 Sep. 2023
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The best seat in the house, no doubt, is the long table near the open-concept kitchen, where guests can watch Smith and his team assemble each dish.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 27 July 2023
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If the members vote to reject the contract, the two sides will have to return to the bargaining table.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2023
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Two dead roaches were next to a prep table with dry storage food items.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
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The marble headstone for the grave was resting against a table during the service.
—John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2023
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That said, there needs to be something worth coming back to for the elder Díaz to leave it all on the rehab table.
—Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
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In the Pac-12, USC has the offense to run the table but might be undone by an unpredictable defense.
—Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
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In the sweet snapshot, Evan wore a pair of bright red suspenders with a bowtie and gazed down at the table beside him and his mother.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
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Reservations have rolled out on Open Table; tables are hard to score for the first few weeks.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
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Unions and management at the Big Three will be back at the bargaining table again soon enough.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2023
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By last week, the story had changed again: The Pac-12 was trying to put out the message that waiting longer had brought new bidders to the table.
—Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 27 July 2023
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When making a reservation at the bar or the restaurant, be sure to request a table by the window.
—Stacey Wreathall, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2024
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Looking for a new bed frame, couch, kitchen table, or bookcase?
—Lauren Taylor, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 May 2023
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There’s a wood-hewn sculpture of Deadpool standing in a corner next to a pool table.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Apr. 2023
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The pictures show Gomez wrapped in a warm gray coat and sitting at an outdoor table at a café somewhere.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 3 Jan. 2024
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People can walk from table to table with their chips, or cash them out.
—Sean McDonnell, cleveland, 8 Aug. 2023
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With just under two minutes to go in the first half Saturday, James walked to the scorer’s table to check in.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2024
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Horn is an excellent player when healthy, but his story in the NFL has largely involved trips to the trainer’s table.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2024
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But the board tabled a vote on buying land that's key to the package.
—Al Gaspeny, arkansasonline.com, 1 Mar. 2024
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The act passed the state Senate but was tabled in the House shortly before the session ended in May.
—Conor Devlin, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2023
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The House approved Ball’s request to table the amendment by a vote of 53-38.
—Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 6 May 2021
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The council opted to table the item to give him more time to learn the ropes of his position.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2021
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On June 15, the board had voted to approve the temple but tabled a proposal to approve the steeple.
—Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 July 2023
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And then within three weeks, everything got shut down, all plans got tabled.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2023
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The firm has until July 17 to table a formal bid to buy Morrisons, due to U.K. takeover rules.
—Pan Pylas, Star Tribune, 5 July 2021
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In the end, the Town Council tabled the mayor’s resolution.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2023
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The motion to table the resolution failed in a 4-6 vote.
—Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 30 June 2021
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Archibong sought to table the proposal before the vote, but the motion failed 10 to 4.
—Anjali Huynh, ajc, 9 Sep. 2021
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Try to table heavy discussions until you both are rested and have your wits (and a good night’s rest) about you. Myth 6.
—Wendy Troxel, Time, 2 June 2021
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And this was the first time that topic was tabled at the assembly, and yet China refused to even allow the discussion to take place.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2023
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These stone crocks go from oven to table with handles for easy carrying.
—Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 24 Jan. 2024
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Get food from farm to table with your own hands by heading out to Baugher’s Orchard to pick your own produce.
—Carroll County Times, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 30 July 2021
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To push back against supply chain issues, some households have taken the idea of farm to table a step further.
—Charlotte Hu, Popular Science, 19 Oct. 2023
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By the end of the meeting, Judge Shirley Watts introduced the idea to table the measure and not bring it to a vote, which saw wide support among the other members of the court.
—Phil Davis, baltimoresun.com, 27 Aug. 2021
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Clare Kelly moved to table the vote on the budget ordinance to the special meeting on Dec. 6.
—Emily Little, chicagotribune.com, 30 Nov. 2021
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The agreement was first brought to the trustees during a meeting last month but was tabled pending more information.
—Ryan Anderson, arkansasonline.com, 16 Dec. 2023
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The council decided to table the matter to a later date.
—Steve Smith, Hartford Courant, 21 Sep. 2022
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The city has also floated around a short-term rental registration ordinance that has been tabled twice in the last few months.
—Myah Taylor, Dallas News, 19 July 2023
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If the answer is yes, then the customer may table the additional requirements to achieve the goal on time.
—Srikrishnan Ganesan, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2022
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Firstly a user can attend a talk and then table a question which will be answered on a one-to-one basis.
—Trevor Clawson, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
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However, a proposal to spend $2 million to add a secondary scoreboard was tabled for lack of support from the board.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 25 May 2023
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Over a 100 more companies will table reports this week.
—Annabelle Liang, ajc, 4 Aug. 2021
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Willis asked the council to table the original proposal to have time to work on a new proposal.
—Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2023
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It will be tabled at our Cabinet meeting next Wednesday.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 7 July 2023
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As Euronews reports, the legislation was tabled just over a year ago, in the context of fears over Russian and Chinese hacking.
—Bykylie Robison, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2023
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Council Member Sylvia Graham, D-large, made the motion to table the request.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2022
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Michele Smith, 43rd, motioned to table the measure and the committee voted in favor.
—Gregory Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2022
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More than quadrupling Barca's numbers, the Reds are said to be willing to table €9mn ($9.6mn) for Gavi to switch allegiances.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 9 June 2022
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The team were staying at the Abba Huesca Hotel ahead of their trip to the top of the table side.
—SI.com, 31 Mar. 2018
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Use a mix of sources — floor lamps, table lamps, sconces and overheads.
—New York Times, 7 Feb. 2020
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Place on top of a large saucer to keep your table mess-free when watering.
—Emma Bazilian, House Beautiful, 26 Apr. 2019
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Include overhead fixtures as well as table lamps by the bed and on the desk and dresser.
—Carolyn Weber, ELLE Decor, 5 July 2012
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The grant was provided by the proceeds from last fall's Chefs Around the Table Fundraiser.
—Post-Tribune, 21 July 2017
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Pull your naval in towards your spine and bring your knees up to a table top position.
—Stephanie Mansour, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2020
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Wallace sits mid-table, in 21st place, and can clinch a playoff spot with a win at Daytona.
—Andy Frye, Forbes, 28 Aug. 2021
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Use For: Task lighting, table lamps, and reading lamps.
—Lucia Tonelli, ELLE Decor, 8 June 2019
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As smooth- and quiet-running as a table lamp, or two table lamps.
—Bruce McCall, Esquire, 15 Mar. 2018
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Maybe a cause for some of the table time-limit violations?
—Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Oct. 2019
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It is carved and plated table side with Bordelaise sauce poured over it.
—Veronica Hinke, chicagotribune.com, 14 Dec. 2017
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The service in this space is table side and a bit hectic, in keeping with the overall environment of the restaurant.
—Lindsey McClave, The Courier-Journal, 30 Aug. 2017
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The photon dance happens in a lab at MIT where the physicists run table-top experiments with lasers.
—Marissa Fessenden, Smithsonian, 16 Feb. 2018
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The space also was updated to include more table seating and brighter decor.
—Tirion Morris, azcentral, 17 Jan. 2020
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The deli itself has a 50s-era, sepia-toned interior, with tchotchkes and bric-a-brac on every non-table surface.
—Nathan Englander, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2022
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Buendía can bring to the table huge experience in creating hit shows.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 18 Jan. 2022
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Then comes an intense vanilla ice cream with Alpine strawberries and sauce poured table side.
—Michael Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Oct. 2017
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Table lamp—Christopher Spitzmiller (T); christopherspitzmiller.com.
—House Beautiful, 3 Feb. 2017
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But during the second quarter, when shutdown measures took hold, the non-table proportion shot up to 90%.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2020
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A few of the categories, including side tables, table lamps and chairs, only offered one option: sold by Hutch, all of which were out of stock.
—Michelle Higgins, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2017
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But that casino features slot machines and not table games and lacks many of the amenities offered by full-scale resort casinos such as MGM and Encore.
—Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2019
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There’s a mix of table lamps, task lights, wall lights, and standing floor lamps on offer with shapes that range from tall mushrooms to something reminiscent of the Bat Signal.
—Boone Ashworth, Wired, 26 Feb. 2020
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Table 2 has a handy household employer’s checklist of what to do for those with a household employee.
—Tom Herman, WSJ, 27 Feb. 2017
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Savings on sofas, table lamps, wall art, nightstands and outdoor patio furniture are just the start.
—Banu Ibrahim, CNN Underscored, 24 May 2018
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Create balanced, even lighting with floor and table lamps throughout the room, in addition to a large ceiling fixture for overhead light.
—Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2020
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Up to 65% off chandeliers, sconces pendants and table lamps (through September 3).
—Megan Stein, PEOPLE.com, 25 Aug. 2017
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Rather than table numbers, guests looked for Philadelphia street signs.
—Philly.com, 1 June 2018
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Try exchanging the overhead light for a chandelier or swapping table lamps for wall sconces or even hanging pendants.
—Joanna Linberg, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
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With its polished brass luggage racks, Art Deco table lamps, and stunning mosaic bathroom floors, the train is a mobile museum to the Golden Age of train travel.
—Jennifer M. Wood, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2019
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The most effective way to achieve this goal is to create a balance between different kinds of lighting in your rooms—incorporate table lamps and floor lamps and both upward and downward light.
—Elle Decor Staff, ELLE Decor, 5 Jan. 2010
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