napkin

Example Sentences

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"It feels like it's been drawn up on the back of a paper napkin, just so that they can save face and come across as being more reasonable."

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Something you accept with a paper napkin under fluorescent lighting and a murmur of gratitude.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

While brainstorming different concepts—a Rocky Mountain ski lodge or the Florida Salad Company were others—he sketched a Texas-style restaurant design on a napkin, with wooden interiors and warm lighting, serving steaks, ribs and cold beer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Anyone could have written that down on a cocktail napkin for free in 2009!

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

Auntie Nina carefully wipes the rice she dropped, each kernel into her napkin.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila