place mat
Example Sentences
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“I think you need to eat something,” she said, slapping the bowl onto a place mat, and she was right.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025
Easier said than done when the crumbs of the antipasti are brushed away and your choice of pasta lands on the green-and-gold place mat.
From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2023
Find the length and width of the place mat.
From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020
All Foxface sandwiches are presented in a trim little white box that can be unfolded into a place mat.
From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2019
I lay down a place mat and Alexa tops it with a plate.
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
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