How to Use dressing table in a Sentence

dressing table

noun
  • Fairy lights and a princess dressing table keep things suitably girly.
    Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ, 6 July 2017
  • The dressing table and dining table are both made of Scottish Larch, while the en suite is decked out in local stone and wood.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The idea of the dressing table, or vanity, can be traced back to ancient Egypt in the form of cedar boxes and hand mirrors that were found buried with pharaohs.
    Christian Vasquez, Dallas News, 11 Feb. 2021
  • The highlight is, of course, the full-beam owner’s suite that sports large wardrobes, a dressing table and a separate seating area with desk.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2022
  • On the dressing table were bottles of nail varnish, face lotion, pots of cream, and boxes of powder.
    Michael Hofmann, Harper's Magazine, 27 Oct. 2020
  • Our façade was riddled with shrapnel, there were shards of broken mirror on the dressing table—seven years of bad luck that don’t seem like much now.
    Krista Stevens, Longreads, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Bhatty recalls seeing rose water everywhere — on her mom's dressing table and in the fridge — from a young age.
    Sarah Han, Allure, 15 Apr. 2021
  • The Grand Suites will come with double beds; a private lounge area with a dressing table, dining table, sofa, and armchair; and en suite bathrooms.
    Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2023
  • One of my first memories with fragrance was watching my mom getting ready by her dressing table.
    Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 6 June 2023
  • The photo showed the actress sitting in front of makeup brushes and an old school Hollywood mirror with bulbs lining the sides and a Moscow mule sitting on her dressing table in front of her.
    Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Clothes and belongings were scattered all over the floors, and empty jewelry boxes littered a dressing table.
    Tim Judah, The New York Review of Books, 28 Apr. 2022
  • Glistening jewelry and the perfume bottle that lends the work its title reflect off a smooth dressing table, like sun on quiet water.
    Samantha Baskind, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Candelabras, a clock, a silver dressing table set and glassware were among the missing items, according to the publication.
    Marianne Garvey, CNN, 25 Feb. 2022
  • Antique furniture – such as a yellow chinoiserie dressing table found in Eliza’s room and chests used to house bathroom sinks – have been thoughtfully placed.
    Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 27 June 2021
  • Pieces like this Swedish vintage dressing table, which can do duty as a desk or entry table, are prized for their flexibility.
    Michelle Slatalla, WSJ, 4 Feb. 2022
  • The bathroom off the master’s suite has a jetted soaking tub, walk-in shower, double vanity, dressing table, double walk-in closets and a private laundry.
    Mary Carole McCauley, baltimoresun.com, 26 Jan. 2022
  • Flowery chintz brings a touch of the garden into this bathroom, where designer Justine Cushing managed to fit in a dressing table and a matching chair that tucks underneath it thanks to a clever layout.
    Amanda Sims Clifford, House Beautiful, 19 Dec. 2022
  • This premium choice is available in the brand’s signature chic flacon design, a welcome addition to your dressing table.
    Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Over 350 items were taken during the heist, including a replica Fabergé egg, a grandfather clock clockface, a dressing table, crystal glassware and silver and gold candelabras.
    K.j. Yossman, Variety, 24 Feb. 2022
  • Armchair fabric, dressing table fabric, curtain fabric, Bowood—Colefax and Fowler (T);colefax.com.
    House Beautiful, 13 Mar. 2014
  • An 18th-century Italian mirror and dressing table are nestled under a bedroom window.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Meanwhile, at Arch 389, tucked under a Victorian arched pavilion, a collection of vendors specialize in vintage, one-of-a-kind furnishings from midcentury dressing tables to Tiffany-color glass lamps.
    Sahar Khan, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2017
  • This room contains a love seat by the starboard window, two end tables, a davenport-style triple seat that converts into berths, a combination dressing table and writing desk, a folding washstand cabinet, an occasional chair and a coffee table.
    Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 30 Oct. 2020

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