How to Use on the table in a Sentence

on the table

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  • Avoid putting anything sharp on the table that could scratch the glass.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The Best of Gladys Knight and the Pips was already cued up on the table.
    — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2026
  • But the recipe is published, the invitation is open, and the first serious result is on the table.
    — Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Another awards nomination is certainly on the table for Cruz right now.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 30 June 2026
  • But a narrow slice of the relationship—a direct deposit here, a debit card there—leaves valuable transactions on the table.
    — Jb Orecchia, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • For a company inside a growth window, the opportunity cost of a prolonged fundraise is frequently the highest cost on the table.
    — Wayne Cantwell, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Consumers should act fast, however, as the offer is only on the table until the $150,000 tab runs out.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • There are other options, but regardless of what’s on the table for the future, burnout deserves to be taken seriously rather than explained away out of pride, guilt, or habit.
    — Scott Hanson, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • For the centerpieces, consider using muted blue or red glass vases and filling them with white flowers surrounded by green fillers to offset the colors on the table.
    — Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2026
  • While iconic wine regions will always have a place on the table, some of the most rewarding discoveries come from places that rarely dominate restaurant wine lists or retail shelves.
    — Emily Cappiello, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • My dreams for the future is genuine equality, and not just putting a bandaid on things, but actually, everyone having equality and housing, food on the table.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Cuts to funding for people with disabilities, rising tuition costs and slashed teacher salaries would all be on the table, said Fogle, a Springfield Democrat.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
  • Channing Johnson Photography, Inc Fifty-four percent of low-income parents have taken on a second job or extra hours to keep food on the table.
    — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • New York City's new budget does not include a potential police department headcount boost authorization that had been on the table, reports indicate.
    — Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • Foreign Ministries that still treat social media as a press office afterthought, something handled by a junior staffer posting embassy photos, are leaving real influence on the table.
    — Frank Ahrens, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • And the organizations still running procurement purely on a transactional model—where every supplier is a vendor to squeeze and every internal stakeholder is a budget line to manage—are leaving an enormous amount of value on the table.
    — M. Todd Abner, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

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