How to Use coffee-table in a Sentence

coffee-table

1 of 2 adjective
  • This isn’t a coffee-table book.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Three new coffee-table books round out that picture.
    — Air Mail, 4 Apr. 2026
  • There was even a coffee-table book on woodworking, a hobby of his.
    — Rick Rojas, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Save on the best coffee-table books with these Amazon promo codes.
    — Jake Smith, Glamour, 4 Dec. 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 two men showed me a forthcoming coffee-table book on Browne’s work, edited by Bolton.
    — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 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
  • Our pick of this year’s best coffee-table books covers everything and anything from art and design to music, photography, and cooking.
    — Air Mail, 13 Dec. 2025
  • 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
  • In a glorious coffee-table-sized art book, images of his recent pictures demonstrate the full flowering of his 60-year career.
    — Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2025
  • Each year, my basket of candy has dwindled to a single just-in-case variety bag, becoming dessert for the night and eventually, filler for my coffee-table candy bowl.
    — Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 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
  • While Assouline has become well known for its luxurious coffee-table books, the publisher has taken things even further with its latest release.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • At 546 Hudson Street, coffee-table books and twinkling lights set the perfect, playful stage for her whimsical creatures.
    — Air Mail, 6 Dec. 2025
  • Hotel at home Get the look of Crafted at Powdermill’s interiors with bold prints, crafty ceramics, and coffee-table books aplenty.
    — Bridget Mills-Powell, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2026
  • As Martin recounts in her 2023 coffee-table missive Mamma Milano, the brand’s ethereal ethos was there from the start.
    — Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 24 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • The 160-page coffee-table book features award-winning Times photography and reporting, with select pages in Spanish.
    — Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
  • The script, originally set in Los Angeles, was sent to prospective backers accompanied by a 200-page coffee-table book.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 23 May 2026
  • Naturally, a unique coffee table begs for equally interesting coffee-table books, and these spellbinding tomes are readily available on the secondhand market.
    — Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Dior has previously worked with the fashion historian on books, including a series of coffee-table tomes from Assouline chronicling each creative director of the brand.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • And check out the new Emily in Paris coffee-table book on all the extraordinary fashion from costume designer Marylin Fitoussi, here.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 25 Dec. 2025
  • Sometime in the mid-sixties, Sam brought home a coffee-table book about astrology, and Linda became consumed by it, launching into a self-education that approached mania.
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • The release also announced a partnership with Glory Studio to create a coffee-table book full of club photography and interviews from throughout the club’s history.
    — Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Trump wrote in a coffee-table book published in September called Saving America that Zuckerberg plotted against him in the 2020 election.
    — William Gavin, Quartz, 7 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • Carter’s research for a billionaire aesthetic included combing through design magazines and coffee-table books, noting blanched color palettes and editorial spreads that both reflect and shape real-world luxury.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Novelist Christine Coulson also contributes short fictional vignettes of each project, resulting in a volume that defies coffee-table expectations.
    — Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2024
  • 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

coffee table

2 of 2 noun
  • How about a pop of pink for your coffee table?
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 27 June 2026
  • Set down his beer on the coffee table.
    — T. Coraghessan Boyle, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The coffee table was all over the place.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2026
  • The coffee table was all over the place.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 4 June 2026
  • What is the best coffee table to buy?
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The best coffee table books do far more than fill empty space.
    — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2026
  • How much space should there be between my couch and coffee table?
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The room is shown furnished with a sofa and a coffee table.
    — Adam Williams may 29, New Atlas, 29 May 2026
  • End tables and coffee tables are key.
    — Sarah Everett, The Spruce, 2 June 2026
  • Few pieces do more heavy lifting in a living room than the coffee table.
    — Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
  • Grab one for your coffee table or to give as a summer hosting gift.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2026
  • Cuddle it next to a low coffee table to complete the look.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Small accents dress up the dinner or coffee table when guests come over.
    — Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2026
  • This method can also be used on glass coffee tables and end tables.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2026
  • If those rules are broken, the coffee table starts to look more sloppy than stylish.
    — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Here, an old flat file cabinet works as a coffee table.
    — Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Choose vintage pieces such as a rattan loveseat or coffee table.
    — Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 25 May 2026
  • Indeed, this is a coffee table book that’s meant to be savored and not just gazed at.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
  • This coffee table solves that problem with its lift-top design.
    — Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026
  • There's also a drop-down table and a coffee table.
    — New Atlas, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Mirrors have a patina, coffee tables are leathered and trunk-like.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
  • This four-piece set includes a love seat, two outdoor chairs, and a glass-top coffee table.
    — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
  • The same logic applies to coffee table books, too.
    — Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Storage coffee tables don’t get more refined than this.
    — Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Amy’s MacBook was on the coffee table in front of me.
    — Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
  • This contains a sofa and a coffee table.
    — New Atlas, 5 June 2026
  • Place one on your coffee table and use it to house your matchbook collection!
    — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Place one on your coffee table and use it to house your matchbook collection!
    — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Place one on your coffee table and use it to house your matchbook collection!
    — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2025
  • There was a glass coffee table between us, and under that was a cardboard box full of toys.
    — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026

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