How to Use table linen in a Sentence

table linen

noun
  • To spice up a date or dinner party, use red table linens or napkins.
    — Petra Guglielmetti, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 May 2026
  • The table linens and napkins have been sent to the cleaner and laid out on the tables.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Use these colors to craft versatile table linens for year-round use.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Clean the oven, iron the table linens and set aside platters and serving utensils.
    — Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Bring in more gold touches with your centerpiece or table linens.
    — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Follow these steps when turmeric stains clothes, dish towels, or table linens.
    — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Learn how to get red wine stains out of clothes, table linens, upholstery, and carpet.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Learn how to get red wine stains out of clothes, table linens, upholstery, and carpet.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 May 2026
  • Pair them with navy, rust, or cream table linens to create a moody and calming fall tablescape.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Iron any cloth napkins or table linens that will be used on the holiday table.
    — Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2025
  • Don’t be afraid to bring plaid in to your tablescape too; table linens are a fun way of adding a chic tartan look to your table.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Imagine if your favorite bedsheets were also available in table linen form; that’s what these are.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
  • These products include bathroom and kitchen linen made of terrycloth or cotton, along with bed and table linens.
    — Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Hawkins has a lot of gorgeous and very on-trend table linens as well, and everything is 20% off site wide right now.
    — Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Hawkins has a lot of gorgeous and very on-trend table linens as well, and everything is 20% off site wide right now.
    — Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Nov. 2025
  • There's also a range of stylish serving trays, table linens and decorative bowls.
    — Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 29 June 2023
  • One singular buck for the crème de la crème of kitchen towelry that also doubles as table linen?
    — Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 21 Apr. 2021
  • If the wax splattered onto walls or table linens, warm the wax with a hairdryer and wipe off as much as possible with a clean cloth.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Clothing and accessories for all ages, table linens and bedding will be sold in the Youth Room.
    — Courant Community, 1 May 2018
  • Obviously, flat laundry like towels, sheets, and table linens can't be turned inside out.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Find table linens, throw blankets, chair cushions, wall art, and area rugs in the darling pattern that nail the sweet spot between nostalgic and trendy.
    — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2026
  • According to Park, this step-by-step method will ensure your table linens are thoroughly clean and ready for company.
    — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
  • To clean fabric items like clothing or table linens, mix a solution of 1 quart lukewarm water, 1/2 tsp.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
  • It is featured on the collection’s dinnerware and table linens, and often complemented with pops of cobalt blue.
    — India Roby, Architectural Digest, 2 May 2025
  • Barriere wraps standard ice cubes in a clean table linen or dish towel and uses something heavy — a skillet and a firm hand work well — to crush them on a stable surface.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 17 July 2020
  • Featuring the new fall/winter line of home goods and accessories, quilts, pillows, custom jackets, scarves, bags, table linens, means wears and more.
    — Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 15 Nov. 2017
  • My scallop table linens were inspired by the intricate scallop and dot pattern on the Paris Porcelain urns.
    — Vanessa Lawrence, ELLE Decor, 12 Aug. 2019
  • Around this time of year, my mom always replaces a few essentials around the house, from fresh sheets to new table linens, to make sure everything feels warm and welcoming.
    — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Dress your dining space with festive table linens and runners from Bealls Florida that add holiday cheer.
    — Ascend Agency, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2024
  • Since 1989, Cologne & Cotton has sold gorgeous bed linen, bath products and soaps, table linen and eau de cologne.
    — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025

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