How to Use place setting in a Sentence

place setting

noun
  • Please lay another place setting for our guest.
  • That evening, his mother left out a third place setting, then the next, and the next.
    — Greg Borowski, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
  • At each kids’ place setting, put a small pumpkin with a marker.
    — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2024
  • At each kids’ place setting, put a small pumpkin with a marker.
    — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Tie the ribbon around cloth napkins for a quick and easy place setting.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Use these easy place setting ideas to update vintage china with a fresh look.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Next to the typical stemware, a shot glass sat at every place setting.
    — Ian Malone, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2022
  • At meal time, each place setting comes with a paper cup with multi-colored pills.
    — Gwendolyn Oxenham, SI.com, 25 Oct. 2017
  • Cut birch rounds for candle holders and place setting card holders.
    — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2022
  • At each place setting, there was a chic line-drawing portrait waiting for the guest.
    — Mya Gelber, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The celebs also mostly spurned the tidy stacks of snacks waiting for them at each place setting.
    — Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Use the knife included in your place setting to cut large pieces of any sort of food into bite sizes.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2023
  • At the most basic level, roll or fold a cloth napkin through the ring and leave it on your place setting.
    — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Each place setting had its own salt and pepper shakers and a big goblet of water.
    — Kate Storey, Town & Country, 4 July 2023
  • John Robshaw used slate accents to give this place setting a modern flair.
    — Helena Madden, ELLE Decor, 17 Nov. 2022
  • All attendees should bring their own place setting and a beverage of choice.
    — Carol Kovach, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2021
  • Fill the inside with seasonal goodies, and set one at each place setting.
    — Jamie Wiebe, House Beautiful, 20 July 2023
  • Add Spode Christmas bread and butter plates to each place setting.
    — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Dan hovered over the table for a moment, eyeing the place setting.
    — Laura Miller, Slate Magazine, 19 Apr. 2017
  • The dining room had 20 tables but only one place setting—for the man.
    — Gloria Dickie, Scientific American, 18 May 2021
  • Each place setting was fashioned with gold silverware, a linen napkin and a glass in the shape of a butt.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Stemless flutes at each place setting will ensure there’s less risk of spilling as the evening gets merrier.
    — Vogue, 12 Nov. 2018
  • Enter stage left the humble place setting, which defines the scene for any hosting event or sit-down meal.
    — Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2017
  • Hot chocolate candy cane sticks can be made days or weeks beforehand, and left at each place setting for a fun touch.
    — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2025
  • At each place setting, offer chopsticks and a fork, plus an Asian soup spoon for slurping the broth.
    — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Flip your plates upside down so that the rims are touching the table, and trace around each place setting with a pencil.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Pull down a few branches to use as a table runner and place a single mandarin on each plate as a place setting.
    — Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Each place setting was marked with a name card and menu, while a line of grass arrangements and candles brought in a cozy feel to the space.
    — Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
  • Each place setting was marked with a name card and menu, while a line of grass arrangements and candles brought in a cozy feel to the space.
    — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Make the dish for 4 to 6 people and bring it with your own place setting to the Board Room.
    — courant.com, 8 Nov. 2019

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