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

Here seen in an intricately beaded place mat and accompanying charger, gold is the foundation on which this place setting is built, a perfect complement to the metallic design elements found in the centerpiece.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2022

Here’s a tea towel that begs for that application, or even to be used as a place mat.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2021

And worst of all are ones that are both oily and acidic — and a sharply different color than the place mat.

From Washington Post • Jul. 18, 2021

“That plate don’t quite go with that place mat, but I’m gonna call it good for now.”

From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles