How to Use cocktail table in a Sentence

cocktail table

noun
  • The rug, board game, and cocktail table are all by Popham+.
    Gisela Williams, ELLE Decor, 28 Dec. 2018
  • Yes, from the master bed to the cocktail table in the living room.
    Caitlin Kelly, House Beautiful, 24 July 2017
  • The vintage chair is by Jean Royère, and the cocktail table is by Pierre Frey.
    Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor, 10 May 2022
  • The first is a low cocktail table whose glass top is held by three silver spheres.
    Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 7 Feb. 2023
  • The four-piece set includes two chairs, a cocktail table, and a bench that can seat two people.
    Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2023
  • Cornhole games and cocktail tables were set up near a stage.
    Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The curvy cocktail table is modern in form, but the stone and brass honor the home’s history.
    Elizabeth Sweet, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2022
  • The larger of two cocktail tables in the space is eight feet long and made of Portuguese cedar, with a curved top to diminish its bulk.
    Julie Lasky, ELLE Decor, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The brass fire screen and cocktail table supply more shimmer.
    Paige Porter Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Nov. 2021
  • More than one cocktail table is covered in black-and-white Beetlejuice stripes.
    Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 10 June 2021
  • Custom brass cocktail tables, the throw pillows and fuchsia rug tied in with the artwork.
    Gina Mayfield, Dallas News, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The 1970s chairs are from Revival, and the vintage cocktail table is from Martin La Brocante.
    Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The living room’s cocktail table and banquette are custom, and the striped pillows are in a Les Toiles du Soleil fabric.
    Zander Abranowicz, ELLE Decor, 2 July 2018
  • The round daybed, chairs (left), and cocktail table are all custom, the chaises are by Paola Lenti, and the Panton chairs are from Vitra.
    Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor, 5 Jan. 2021
  • Issa and Nathan join Kelli, Tiffany, and Derek at a cocktail table and announce their plans to move in together.
    Cate Young, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2021
  • There is an African cocktail table in the living room as well as a set of 18th-century engravings by William Byrne.
    Elle Decor Staff, ELLE Decor, 24 Oct. 2011
  • The other side is a bar area complete with a high-top table and four leather club chairs gathered around a faux-shagreen cocktail table.
    BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2021
  • Travelers who use the seat would still have access to a headrest, tray table, and cocktail table.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2023
  • Party rentals are available for items like glassware, cocktail tables, chairs and more.
    Roxana Becerril, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Seats are also available at the bar, at one of the several cocktail tables and booths, and in the standing-only overflow section.
    Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Those two little cocktail tables in the living room pop into a closet and a dining table sits there.
    Frances Schultz, House Beautiful, 8 Nov. 2013
  • Examples of the latter include a puffy Italian leather armchair in the entry hall and the puddle-shaped oak cocktail table in the sitting room.
    Ian Phillips, ELLE Decor, 1 June 2022
  • Usher escorted Goicoechea to a cocktail table on the stage and the two enjoyed an impromptu date night in front of the crowd, toasting for her birthday and sharing a kiss.
    Francesca Gariano, Peoplemag, 26 July 2023
  • And at a high-dollar fundraiser this week in Detroit, boxes of disinfectant wet wipes were placed on the cocktail tables.
    Fortune, 11 Mar. 2020
  • Once inside, a band of beautiful women will lead guests inside the dark room studded with cocktail tables.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The glass tops and intricate metal bases of the cocktail tables are airy but provide visual interest.
    Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Mar. 2018
  • Early 747s were often equipped with standup bars, cocktail tables, even pianos.
    CBS News, 5 Nov. 2017
  • The cocktail table can be used as a coffee table in the living room, or simply just a decorative storage piece in one of your bedrooms.
    Tim Kohut, BGR, 3 June 2021
  • Artful pieces like a chinoiserie cocktail table can add a unique element of character to the room, so this piece remained in the library.
    Joe Fava, sun-sentinel.com, 8 July 2021
  • Across the lobby lounge, Le Club Bacan gives the air of a private member’s club with sofa seating, a candlelit fireplace, and cocktail tables tucked in corner nooks.
    Nora Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2024

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