How to Use water glass in a Sentence

water glass

noun
  • Add both a white and red wine glass to the right of the water glass.
    — Leigh Crandall, Country Living, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Set the water glass in the top right corner, just above the knife.
    — Leigh Crandall, Country Living, 1 Sep. 2022
  • The cold case unit sent Miller's water glass off to the crime lab.
    — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2023
  • The water glass will be the closest to your seat (just above your knife).
    — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 2 Mar. 2021
  • Know whose water glass and bread plate is whose and what fork to use with salad.
    — Elaine Varelas, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Mar. 2018
  • The water glass goes on the top right corner of the placemat.
    — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Place water glasses close to the plate above the entree knife.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2024
  • How about the person who fills your water glass, or clears the empty plates?
    — Lynne Sullivan, The Providence Journal, 15 Feb. 2026
  • The footage shows a woman throw a water glass at a customer at a table.
    — Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The waiter came by to refill our water glasses but skipped one of them.
    — Judith Martin, oregonlive, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Louise, her tired dark hair pulled into a ponytail, refills the water glass.
    — Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Plate, water glass, wine/beer/cocktail glass, napkin, fork, knife, and (maybe) spoon all laid out.
    — Alex Delany, Bon Appetit, 19 Feb. 2018
  • Cobalt blue water glasses, pink tumblers or green goblets can do a lot to dress up your table.
    — Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2019
  • My water glass was never empty, nor my stomach for that matter.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 July 2023
  • Instead, take a loop around your office, or visit the kitchen to refill your water glass.
    — Currie Engel, Health, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Hotels will keep lots of Covid cutbacks in place, from closed lounges to no water glass in the bathroom.
    — Scott McCartney, WSJ, 26 May 2021
  • So are the little cuts of fruit servers offer tables to toss into their water glasses.
    — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Angelyne began making sounds by running her finger along the rim of her water glass.
    — Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2021
  • Matt came back with a little yellow pill in one hand and the water glass from her bedside table in the other.
    — David Canfield, EW.com, 30 Sep. 2019
  • Their hands are shown refracted through a water glass, which will turn out to be an important symbol.
    — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 27 Feb. 2018
  • Add ice and a few slices of cucumber to brighten their water glasses, or use the dispenser to serve punch.
    — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Goodman as a frustrated Tillerson then breaks a water glass in his hand.
    — Daniel Arkin /, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2018
  • Some are just counter-service, while others have waiters who will stop to refill every sip in that water glass.
    — Josie Sexton, The Know, 20 Dec. 2019
  • Put the bottles in a nice-looking metal first-aid box or canvas bag near the kitchen sink, near water glasses.
    — Catherine Romano, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Dave then grinned from his perch at the piano and lifted an eyebrow at his son, who saluted him in return with his water glass.
    — Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2020
  • Riff rocking capital-p Punk that sounds like it was recorded by an iPhone in a water glass.
    — Maria Sherman, SPIN, 25 Jan. 2022
  • During a round of toasts, she was admonished — in a good-natured way — by co-workers, for raising her water glass.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
  • There’s the president instructing an aide to remove a small table and water glass at his side, then telling the aide to bring it back.
    — Eli Stokolsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2022
  • Schumer appeared to be quite thirsty, with pages refilling his water glass every 10 minutes.
    — NBC News, 24 Jan. 2020
  • Front waiters serve food and refill water glasses; back waiters clear plates and crumbs; runners run food from the kitchen up to the dining room.
    — James Estrin, New York Times, 19 June 2018

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