How to Use banquette in a Sentence

banquette

noun
  • Jean glanced over at him, seated next to her on the pleather banquette, then away.
    — David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The kitchen also has a cozy breakfast nook with a curved banquette.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Little kids bounced on the squishy red banquette seats nearby.
    — Michael Birnbaum, chicagotribune.com, 20 Aug. 2019
  • Dern squeezed into a banquette, rested her feet and caught up with her friends.
    — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2020
  • Downstairs, the basement has a game room, wet bar and banquette.
    — Joey Morona, cleveland.com, 29 Jan. 2018
  • The banquette, so easily pushed up against the wall, saves space.
    — Catherine Romano, WSJ, 15 June 2018
  • Gone are the red paint, dark carpeting and pleather banquettes.
    — Dominic Armato, azcentral, 26 Feb. 2020
  • Gone are the red paint, dark carpeting and pleather banquettes.
    — Dominic Armato, azcentral, 9 Mar. 2020
  • Whether for breakfast or board games, the kitchen's corner banquette is ready.
    — Sarah Alba, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Soon, design crews will add banquettes, a 22-seat bar and an open kitchen.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 18 May 2023
  • The two are settled into a plush banquette now, with a view of the dining room.
    — Louisa Thomas, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2018
  • Two tables for four with banquette seating and chairs sit in the outer suite area.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 27 Sep. 2019
  • The kitchen has banquette seating and a breakfast table on one end.
    — Dallas News, 23 Apr. 2022
  • The ceiling is gold, the banquettes are plum, and the curtains are a shade of champagne.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The dining room is set with white tablecloths and chocolate brown leather seats and banquettes.
    — Michael Klein, Philly.com, 11 July 2017
  • Bouchon's lights dim, but our corner of the banquette doesn't seem to follow suit.
    — Guy Martin, Esquire, 3 June 2016
  • By five-thirty, the tots were bouncing on a leather banquette, red-faced and shrieking.
    — Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 18 May 2018
  • The restaurants will be designed in red, white and black, with banquettes in the middle of the room.
    — Dallas News, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Gem, a 40-seat Lebanese restaurant with bar-height banquettes and stools.
    — Alina Dizik, WSJ, 4 July 2018
  • Seats at the bar and a banquette beyond it are positioned to give diners a lake view.
    — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2018
  • Woven straw mats adorn the walls, and new booths with red and blue tabletops and brown banquettes have been installed.
    — Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Magazine, 31 May 2018
  • Settle into a plush banquette in the gorgeous dining room and get ready.
    — Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The stylish restaurant with a long, brass bar and leather banquettes will serve ceviche, aguachiles and some oysters.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2025
  • Jean swivelled on the banquette, facing Wole.
    — David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
  • One of the largest, high-profile pieces hangs on a 20-foot-long wall above banquette seating.
    — Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The banquette is modeled after a church pew, with the requisite dings and dents.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 21 Oct. 2021
  • Head down a flight of stairs to the dining room, where most of the tables have been arranged as love-seat banquettes.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Covered in flowers, the handsome book was stacked on the bar and behind the banquettes.
    — Vogue, 30 Oct. 2019
  • Or pick a stool or banquette in the lobby bar, which has the feel of a European plaza.
    — Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The feel of the linens and the fabric on the banquette is rich, encouraging hours-long meals.
    — Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2022

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