How to Use coffee-table in a Sentence

coffee-table

1 of 2 adjective
Definition of coffee-tablenext
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Check out more coffee table books for film and TV lovers here.
    — Anna Tingley, Variety, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Keep it on your coffee table for a pretty purple accent that's fun to play with, too.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Jan. 2022
  • Marsha shouts, breaking into a dance in front of the coffee table.
    — Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 14 Feb. 2022
  • In fact, this seed house has two catalogs to order: the free one and the coffee table — what does that mean?
    — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Jan. 2022
  • The daughter has placed a set of old hard drives on the coffee table, and one is connected to her tablet device.
    — Matt B. Weir, Harper’s Magazine , 18 Jan. 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
  • With three available heights, the 12-inch vase is perfect for displaying bouquets on a coffee table.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2022
  • Or perhaps a monogrammed trinket dish from Anthropologie is just the missing piece your coffee table needs.
    — Vogue, 21 Jan. 2022
  • These impressively advanced games, most of which were released over the past five years, really do bring the future of space exploration to the coffee table.
    — Ramin Skibba, Wired, 16 Jan. 2022
  • Similarly, Espinoza says items like lacquered coffee tables and sideboards can be added for a striking contrast.
    — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Legos litter the coffee table, our Golden Retriever stretches on the floor.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Most of us live in houses that will never be featured in those shelter magazines, the glossy publications sold at grocery stores or stacked on the coffee table at the doctor’s office.
    — Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al, 12 Jan. 2022
  • On the wicker coffee table, Lauder's book Palm Beach sat next to a silver wine bucket containing a bottle of Sancerre.
    — Chloe Malle, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2022
  • Over the next few months, the hexagonal mirror segments — each the size of a coffee table — will be aligned and focused as one, allowing science observations to begin by the end of June.
    — Fox News, 12 Feb. 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
  • New releases include coffee tables for your living room, wood stools for your kitchen, faux leather chairs for your dining room, and nightstands for your bedroom, with prices starting at $98.
    — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2024

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