tray
Example Sentences
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A bright-red tomato soup sits on a food tray in a photo he took from his hospital bed in 2021.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
The candies themselves looked like tiny, dusty potatoes: irregular little lumps of sweet cream with bits of coconut rolled in cinnamon, dusty and warm-smelling, tucked into a plastic tray.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
He said the tray has been sitting there for two weeks.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
The "very expensive tea tray" has historically served up some rare sweet moments for the British team at the Winter Olympics -- they are the most successful nation in the sport.
From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026
Her playing cards were spread out on a tray table set in front of her wheelchair.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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