How to Use coffee-table in a Sentence

coffee-table

1 of 2 adjective
  • Save on the best coffee-table books with these Amazon promo codes.
    Jake Smith, Glamour, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The two men showed me a forthcoming coffee-table book on Browne’s work, edited by Bolton.
    Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The first two-thirds of the catalogue seem like a coffee-table book and unserious.
    Brian T. Allen, National Review, 10 Feb. 2024
  • The series has also been turned into a coffee-table book, available at SportsLegendsBook.com.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The series has also been turned into a coffee-table book, available at SportsLegendsBook.com.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The series has also been turned into a coffee-table book, available at SportsLegendsBook.com.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2024
  • And of course, all feline fans will love a themed goodie like a coffee-table book, printed tea towel, or notebook.
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The coffee-table style book likely will be a popular holiday gift for Swifties at $39.99.
    Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Oct. 2024
  • With a coffee-table art book affixed to one bough, the simulated tree is clearly an art object.
    Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Stacks of floral coffee-table books Florals for spring and summer feel exciting again in the form of an artistic coffee-table book.
    Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 July 2023
  • Over a coffee-table interrogation, with Straus sitting in, De Vido, who has light-brown hair and wears clear oval glasses, sang like a canary.
    Naaman Zhou, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
  • Travel by Design $105 Assouline No list of the best housewarming gifts would be complete without a statement coffee-table book.
    Leah Muncy, Architectural Digest, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Entertainment Weekly has an exclusive look at some of the rare and never-before-seen images featured in the lush coffee-table book.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2024
  • This stunning coffee-table book dives into the world of Chanel with breathtaking photography and a deep dive into the legendary brand’s history.
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Each year, my basket of candy has dwindled to a single just-in-case variety bag, becoming dessert for the night and eventually, filler for my coffee-table candy bowl.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Peter Baker’s Obama is a coffee-table book, chock-a-block with stunning photos, that rises above its genre thanks to the quality of the author’s reporting and analysis.
    Joe Klein, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2017
  • The 160-page coffee-table book features award-winning Times photography and reporting, with select pages in Spanish.
    Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Other questions circle back to Melania Trump’s reported coffee-table book.
    Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 26 July 2024
  • Somewhere between a biography and a coffee-table book, Stephen M. Silverman's new title makes a perfect companion to our current age of Sondheim remembrance.
    Ew Staff, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2023
  • From Assouline's new Travel Collection, which matches fragrant candles with glossy wanderlust sparking coffee-table books, Gstaad is redolent with woody, earthy notes of cypress, cedar, tobacco, juniper berry and palo santo.
    April Long, townandcountrymag.com, 12 June 2023
  • Try different combinations of hierarchy (with varying color, pattern, and height) in your own home with candlesticks, coffee-table-book arrangements, and lighting compositions.
    Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 16 Feb. 2023
  • One of his few literary-political compositions from the period is an introduction to a coffee-table book of car crashes and other technological failures: welcome intrusions of fate in the heart of the liberal metropolis.
    Thomas Meaney, Harper's Magazine, 16 Feb. 2023

coffee table

2 of 2 noun
  • In front of him, on the coffee table, was a dish of peanuts.
    Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Coats and shoes came off; feet went up on the coffee table.
    Alice Robb, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The set comes with a sofa, two chairs, and a coffee table.
    Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2024
  • But at least grab a 5-by-7 frame for the coffee table in the living room.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2022
  • Two glass pipes were on the coffee table, in plain view.
    Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 3 Nov. 2022
  • That’s such a cool thing for a fan to give you as a gift: a coffee table book.
    Liam Hess, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2024
  • On the other, Jett stands on the coffee table, taking a look at the hem of his pants.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2024
  • There was a 13-inch black-and-white TV on a coffee table.
    Susan Hagen, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2021
  • Dev set the tray on the coffee table and took a seat, welcoming the noise.
    Kanak Kapur, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The mattress, though, was resting on the coffee table in the middle of the room.
    Richard Engel, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The antique trunk-turned-coffee table came with the home.
    Rachel Hardage Barrett, Country Living, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Piling all the food and drinks onto a coffee table in front of the TV is a recipe for spills.
    Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2022
  • The living room is big enough for a couch, coffee table, and some decor.
    Toni Sutton, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
  • The best deal: Pick up a rattan coffee table to anchor the heart of your home.
    Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 May 2022
  • To make the most of the space, this coffee table can be adjusted to rise to the height of a dining table.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The only thing that seemed weird was there was a coffee table on its side.
    CBS News, 5 Nov. 2022
  • Fill a basket or wood tray with gourds and place them on the hearth or coffee table.
    Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Check out more coffee table books for film and TV lovers here.
    Anna Tingley, Variety, 1 Mar. 2022
  • The result is a behind-the-scenes telling of the modern Olympics in a weighty, 500-page coffee table book.
    Graham Dunbar, Star Tribune, 3 June 2021
  • The durable six-piece set includes five seats and one glass-top coffee table.
    Lily Gray, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The coffee table is alvarez Iron, and the side table is by Rick Owens.
    Allison Duncan, House Beautiful, 31 Aug. 2022
  • Gaming keyboards don’t have to be the size of a coffee table.
    Gear Team, Wired, 20 Feb. 2021
  • Oh no, the kids are getting their sticky fingers all over the glass coffee table!
    Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2022
  • On a coffee table were bowls of fresh fruit and jelly beans, and a copy of that morning’s Times.
    Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Likewise, the paintings that flank the fireplace on both sides speak to the colors of the glass coffee table.
    Anna Logan, House Beautiful, 17 Mar. 2021
  • The kicky stool under the coffee table was an antique store find.
    Elizabeth Sweet, House Beautiful, 11 Jan. 2023
  • This means dust on the coffee table and in the air that tenants breathe must be kept to a minimum.
    Karl Pomeroy, Forbes, 13 May 2021
  • The coffee table converts to a desk thanks to its spacious surface that lifts and locks in place.
    Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 27 Nov. 2023
  • One of the most popular pieces in the room was the sculptural Hollywood Hills resin coffee table with a 90-degree divot creating an angled space to prop open an art book.
    Booth Moore, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Stick with a single set for a charming outdoor coffee table setup, or opt for a few to create a dreamy outdoor conversation pit.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Feb. 2025

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