How to Use napkin in a Sentence

napkin

noun
  • The days of the back of a napkin are over.
    — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
  • What are the best napkin rings to buy?
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
  • There aren’t napkins in that car.
    — Angel Saunders, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • There aren’t napkins in that car.
    — Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • There aren’t napkins in that car.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Grab your stretchy pants and a wad of napkins.
    — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Just be sure to ask for extra napkins.
    — Matt Moore, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2026
  • There were cloth dinner napkins all over the ground.
    — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Place a thin towel or napkin over it and heat with a hot iron.
    — Sarah Newell, Seventeen, 15 Nov. 2017
  • Just be sure to pair with plenty of napkins to mop up that sauce.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2023
  • On the left of the plate, place the dinner fork on the napkin.
    — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 19 Dec. 2018
  • What are the fabrics of the napkins?
    — Ryan Coleman Updated, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Conor grabbed the placard near his napkin and aimed his phone at it.
    — Rebecca Curtis, The New Yorker, 5 July 2021
  • Loop a length of raffia around the napkin and through the craft bead.
    — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Glue little ants to your napkin rings to be freaky but not too freaky.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Glue little ants to your napkin rings to be freaky but not too freaky.
    — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 21 June 2023
  • Pre-treat and re-wash napkins if needed.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Maybe the race was simple enough that it could be sketched on a napkin.
    — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Alex sketched on a napkin how a Ranger team might take down the bank.
    — Nancy Rommelmann, WSJ, 29 Sep. 2017
  • Passing napkins and sauces back and forth.
    — Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Skip the paper bags and use your linen napkins to store loaves of crusty bread.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 May 2026
  • Add more napkin flowers, one by one, and brush the top of each with glue.
    — Annabelle Canela, Parents, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Players twirled napkins over their heads.
    — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • The napkin-holding method sounds good.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2026
  • If you’re done with an hors d’oeuvre napkin, don’t leave it on a bookshelf.
    — Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • Just do not wear leather on the bottom half, lest your napkin slide off, too.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2026
  • Store stacks of paper napkins, cups, and plates that have been opened in a pantry.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
  • In the minute-long clip, a man across from Ethan wipes his mouth with a napkin.
    — Joshua Bote, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2019
  • Themed napkins are an easy way to turn a simple lunch into a fun spread.
    — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 27 June 2026
  • Pop it onto a plate, tuck a napkin into your shirt, and go to town!
    — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 25 Nov. 2020

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