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Examples of place setting in a Sentence
Please lay another place setting for our guest.
Recent Examples on the Web
An elaborate place setting might call for a total of nine forks, spoons and knives, each with a specialized mission (e.g., fish, entree, salad, soup, oysters, cake) and alignment around the plate.
—Ligaya Mishan Kyoko Hamada, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
On the menu was a traditional roast duck and a Swedish princess cake, and at each place setting sat a small red cashmere pouch with a small white heart at the bottom right corner and a place card with a custom portrait drawn by illustrator Joana Avillez.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2024
No detail was spared at this affair as each place setting included a custom giant fortune cookie name card and a traditional red envelope that held a crisp one-dollar note to ensure good luck and prosperity to all guests for the upcoming year.
—Florence O'Connor, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2024
Delight everyone around your Easter table with a simple place setting that's good enough to eat.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2024
Her photo carousel also included a close-up look at her tablescape, where festive noisemakers and party blowers were left by each place setting.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 3 Jan. 2024
At the most basic level, roll or fold a cloth napkin through the ring and leave it on your place setting.
—Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2023
Put the exterminator’s bill with a sticky note on the husband’s place setting.
—Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
Each place setting was marked with a name card and menu, while a line of grass arrangements and candles brought in a cozy feel to the space.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1944, in the meaning defined above
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“Place setting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/place%20setting. Accessed 3 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
place setting
noun
: a set of dishes and silverware for one person
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