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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
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coffee table

2 of 2 noun
  • One day in his office, Udall picked up some tabloids from his coffee table and waved them at me.
    Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Guns lay on the coffee table, beside a protractor and a jar of beet juice.
    Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Aug. 2021
  • The set of four is perfect for your pal who loves hosting and hates water rings left on coffee tables.
    Sophie Dodd, Bon Appétit, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Eyada’s 8-year-old son, Yusuf, kneels and almost hits his head on the coffee table.
    Keith Bierygolick, The Enquirer, 13 Aug. 2021
  • The festive red hue makes the candle a stylish and functional piece of decor forn coffee tables, bathroom sinks, and more.
    Nicol Natale, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Take your sofa, coffee table and chairs that are spread around your living room and cluster them together to open up the rest of the room.
    Time, 6 Aug. 2021
  • The Bamileke stool is a work of art, a touch of African culture and history, and so much more than a coffee table.
    Jeanine Hays and Bryan Mason, House Beautiful, 24 Aug. 2021
  • Thigh High rolling tray is a stunning statement piece for any coffee table with its pop-art brass kicky legs accenting each corner.
    Jackie Bryant, Forbes, 31 Aug. 2021
  • The West Elm coffee table brings the rich wood tone into the center of the space and balances the room’s many rectangles.
    BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2021
  • Campaign literature and position papers lay strewn across the coffee table in her living room.
    ProPublica, 30 July 2021
  • And with Arne Jacobsen egg chairs and an Eames surfboard coffee table, the hotel feels like an upscale take on your childhood dream house.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Parton has authored multiple books, including a coffee table book last year telling stories behind more than 170 of her songs.
    Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2021
  • This modern farmhouse coffee table has storage underneath and this cottage-style pedestal side table with gorgeous accents is up to 36% off.
    Sanah Faroke, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2021
  • This decorative tray can be used as a charcuterie board or coffee table centerpiece, offering a luxe finish with natural patterns.
    Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
  • DeLaney designed this casual seating area in the guest bedroom with a pair of wicker chairs and coffee table by Serena & Lily.
    Blake Miller, House Beautiful, 7 Sep. 2021
  • 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
  • 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

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