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Examples of place setting in a Sentence
Please lay another place setting for our guest.
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The mother-of-two shared other shots on her Instagram Stories of a cozy fireplace and flowers, along with a place setting with her name tag and selfies with loved ones.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
The seeds of love A few hours later, McArdle and Matt were at the table, eggs and toast waiting, a third place setting out — after all these years, McArdle had kept the tradition.
—Greg Borowski, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
Hyatt uses them for place cards, which really makes each place setting pop.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2024
That evening, his mother left out a third place setting, then the next, and the next.
—Greg Borowski, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1944, in the meaning defined above
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“Place setting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/place%20setting. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
place setting
noun
: a set of dishes and silverware for one person
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