napkin

Example Sentences

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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

"The contract which used to be written on the back of a napkin is now an investment by a series of stakeholders," Maguire said.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

She leaned over and popped open the glove box, then handed me a napkin from McDonald’s.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas