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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • This set of six candles would be adorable as a centerpiece or as accents on a coffee table.
    Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The coffee table dictated blue hues in the walls, tiles and décor throughout the house.
    Nancy Keates, WSJ, 10 May 2022
  • There were side tables made from overflowing stacks, and every coffee table had a few on display.
    Madeline Fass, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2022
  • When the coffee table's white tile and grout look a bit grungy, Joseph simply wipes it down with Borax and warm water.
    Joseph Wanek, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2022
  • An overscale coffee table provides plenty of room for snacks and drinks at bayside gatherings.
    Sally Finder Weepie, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 May 2022
  • She’s seated at a long wooden coffee table, her signature black eyeliner wisped at the edges of her eyes, her fingers adorned with rings.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Porcelain tiles cover a concrete countertop remnant to form a low-profile coffee table.
    Joseph Wanek, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2022
  • The girls and Harris, still in her workout clothes, made pancakes and bacon, and settled down on the floor, around the coffee table, for a puzzle.
    Nathan Heller, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
  • In your home, the color may materialize as a pop of color through a bold upholstered chair or small coffee table-worthy object.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 5 May 2022
  • Specifically, all the furniture, from the sofa to the coffee table, has rounded edges and forms and the different pieces are all in a palette of earthy colors.
    Anna-Lena Reith, Architectural Digest, 13 Oct. 2024
  • On the coffee table was a custom jigsaw puzzle, showing Dawson smiling in a pile of leaves, which Pat had sent his mother for her birthday.
    Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
  • This plush cushion instantly creates another seat around the fire pit or near a patio coffee table for someone to sit and relax while enjoying your prime hosting skills.
    Ariel Scotti, PEOPLE.com, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Here, some of our favorites, from a stunning coffee table book of photos from Queen Elizabeth's life to a fictionalized look at royal love stories.
    Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 26 Apr. 2022
  • This traditional accessory—now widely available at big-box stores as well as antique shops—provides an easy way to add classic style to a console table, bar cart, bookshelf, or coffee table.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2022
  • 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
  • On the other, Jett stands on the coffee table, taking a look at the hem of his pants.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The antique trunk-turned-coffee table came with the home.
    Rachel Hardage Barrett, Country Living, 11 Oct. 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
  • 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
  • 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

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