How to Use table tennis in a Sentence

table tennis

noun
  • Yes, ping-pong … table tennis for you hoity-toity types.
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025
  • The rest of the table tennis world is still playing catch-up.
    — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • There’s a game room with space for both a pool table and table tennis.
    — Mary Grace Granados, Dallas News, 17 Dec. 2020
  • This table tennis table has a durable build and is easy to set up and fold for storage.
    — Jennifer Manfrin, chicagotribune.com, 26 Nov. 2020
  • The younger crowd started playing table tennis in the next room.
    — Oleksandr Naselenko Emile Ducke, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Outside on the balcony, there’s a play area, table tennis, and a hot tub.
    — Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Johnston recalls telling the kids to use their foot like a table tennis bat to get spin on the ball.
    — Tom Burrows, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Trim the wig as needed and add eyes made with table tennis balls and cupcake liners.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The rise of table tennis in the gambling world has not been entirely smooth.
    — New York Times, 25 Jan. 2021
  • To pass the time diplomatic guests dined on fine food, shopped, swam, and played table tennis and board games.
    — Harvey Solomon, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Feb. 2020
  • Currently, the area is used as a workout space; there is even table tennis for fun.
    — Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2025
  • Franklin One Star is the brand of table tennis balls often used in beer pong.
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2021
  • The host country knocked off a heavyweight for Olympic gold in table tennis.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2021
  • There were golfers, a table tennis player, and a whole lot of soccer players.
    — Henry Grabar, Slate Magazine, 25 July 2017
  • For distractions, there are table tennis and foosball in a snack room.
    — New York Times, 16 June 2022
  • With the help of table tennis, Botha regained control once again.
    — Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Josh Safdie grew up playing table tennis with his father.
    — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Pedro Martinez is about the only table tennis foe who can keep up with him.
    — Jacob Feldman, SI.com, 13 June 2019
  • His mastery of the sport earned him a reputation as one of table tennis’ last greats of that era.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
  • This indoor table tennis table comes half assembled—the rest is easy to set up.
    — Felicity Warner, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2020
  • Teaching a robot to play table tennis presents unique challenges.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
  • If nothing else, table tennis coaches may soon be on the list of jobs that robots may soon be filling.
    — New Atlas, 3 May 2026
  • This time around, the 7,000-seat arena will host table tennis.
    — Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2021
  • Well, maybe table tennis in front of the Mona Lisa in the Louvre.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Oh, and table tennis, aka ping pong, kicks off at 8 pm on July 23.
    — Eve Sneider, Wired, 13 Aug. 2021
  • The players’ lounge at the training ground is equipped with a dart board, pool table and a table tennis table.
    — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • Then, the camera pans through a table tennis tournament.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Reisman’s memoir is a primer on table tennis’ heroes.
    — Julien Levy, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2025
  • But daughter Christy Childers says her mom still rules at table tennis with a killer backhand.
    — Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2022
  • And on the rare days when the sun isn't shining, there’s a large indoor pool along with table tennis and a foosball table.
    — Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 9 June 2026

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