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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a place setting" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to refer to the arrangement of utensils, dishes, and glassware for one person at a dining table.
Example: "For the dinner party, I prepared a beautiful place setting for each guest, complete with elegant china and polished silverware."
Alternatives: "a table setting" or "a dining arrangement".
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A place setting left unused at a dinner table.
McGuire looked at a place setting on a table near us.
The plastic cutlery, available in several colors, is $1.99 a place setting at Bed, Bath & Beyond.
"We nearly expected him to be given a place setting at the table".
Mr. Bromery described the knife as having a rounded point, the kind that goes with a place setting.
Eatwell, a place setting for those with cognitive and motor impairments from dementia, features subtle alterations to the colors, textures, weight, and shape of traditional dishes and cutlery.
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A place set apart, as Maggie [Jencks] said of a garden.
Sometimes the way you land in a place sets the tone for your experiences in it.
The term "white space" implies a place set apart, physically and mentally.
But deft adaptation seems hard here, a place set in its ways — and may be bad for the environment anyway.
And he's got this colossal thing to balance, a table and a chair, with a place set and a bottle of wine on it.
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