How to Use water glass in a Sentence

water glass

noun
  • Add both a white and red wine glass to the right of the water glass.
    Leigh Crandall, Country Living, 1 Sep. 2022
  • The cold case unit sent Miller's water glass off to the crime lab.
    Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Set the water glass in the top right corner, just above the knife.
    Leigh Crandall, Country Living, 1 Sep. 2022
  • The water glass goes on the top right corner of the placemat.
    Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 5 June 2020
  • The water glass will be the closest to your seat (just above your knife).
    Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 2 Mar. 2021
  • Place a milk or water glass at one o'clock beside the plate.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Place water glasses close to the plate above the entree knife.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Water Glass: The water glass goes on the top right corner of the placemat.
    Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Know whose water glass and bread plate is whose and what fork to use with salad.
    Elaine Varelas, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Mar. 2018
  • Hotels will keep lots of Covid cutbacks in place, from closed lounges to no water glass in the bathroom.
    Scott McCartney, WSJ, 26 May 2021
  • The waiter came by to refill our water glasses but skipped one of them.
    Judith Martin, oregonlive, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Plate, water glass, wine/beer/cocktail glass, napkin, fork, knife, and (maybe) spoon all laid out.
    Alex Delany, Bon Appetit, 19 Feb. 2018
  • Matt came back with a little yellow pill in one hand and the water glass from her bedside table in the other.
    David Canfield, EW.com, 30 Sep. 2019
  • Add ice and a few slices of cucumber to brighten their water glasses, or use the dispenser to serve punch.
    Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Apr. 2023
  • In keeping score, the scale may go something like this: Having to constantly ask for the water glass to be refilled?
    Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2019
  • Put the bottles in a nice-looking metal first-aid box or canvas bag near the kitchen sink, near water glasses.
    Catherine Romano, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Every water glass had black roses inside the ice cubes.
    Morgan Baila, refinery29.com, 6 Aug. 2020
  • There’s the president instructing an aide to remove a small table and water glass at his side, then telling the aide to bring it back.
    Eli Stokolsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2022
  • Riff rocking capital-p Punk that sounds like it was recorded by an iPhone in a water glass.
    Maria Sherman, SPIN, 25 Jan. 2022
  • Cobalt blue water glasses, pink tumblers or green goblets can do a lot to dress up your table.
    Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2019
  • Goodman as a frustrated Tillerson then breaks a water glass in his hand.
    Daniel Arkin /, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2018
  • Dave then grinned from his perch at the piano and lifted an eyebrow at his son, who saluted him in return with his water glass.
    Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2020
  • Front waiters serve food and refill water glasses; back waiters clear plates and crumbs; runners run food from the kitchen up to the dining room.
    James Estrin, New York Times, 19 June 2018
  • Everything from the note pads to the water glasses to the toiletries has been TWA-branded (leave extra room in your suitcase for a few goodies).
    Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2018
  • Some are just counter-service, while others have waiters who will stop to refill every sip in that water glass.
    Josie Sexton, The Know, 20 Dec. 2019
  • Their hands are shown refracted through a water glass, which will turn out to be an important symbol.
    Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 27 Feb. 2018
  • Angelyne began making sounds by running her finger along the rim of her water glass.
    Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2021
  • My water glass was never empty, nor my stomach for that matter.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 July 2023
  • The service: This is a place where your water glass will never be empty and crumbs on your tablecloth will be dutifully combed away.
    Malcolm Mayhew, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
  • After a brief discussion about restaurant health inspection grades over breakfast, the singer and David find themselves in a back-and-forth about whose water glass is whose.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2024

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