table manners
Example Sentences
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Ulf was reacting to being reprimanded for his table manners but he could have been talking to the writers’ room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2024
My son’s girlfriend’s kids, 9 and 7, are destructive, rough around the edges, and horribly piggy when it comes to table manners.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 13, 2022
In the two-minute video, Paddington guzzles tea in front of the queen, before offering a spare marmalade sandwich to make up for his poor table manners.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 20, 2022
Lessons covered table manners, dating etiquette and job-interview comportment, as well as tips on hygiene, dressing and makeup.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2022
I dropped the spoon I’d been given and slurped straight from a wooden bowl, my table manners a distant memory as greasy, delicious broth dribbled down my chin.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
