Sentence examples for clearing the table from inspiring English sources

Idiom

To clear the table.

To remove all dishes, cutlery, etc. from a table after a meal.

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The waiter started clearing the table, and we all got up.

When I heard the car start, I began clearing the table.

"There's a lesson in the Talmud," Westheimer pronounced, her head barely clearing the table.

That is fine, but when it comes to clearing the table, it's considerate to wait until everyone has finished eating.

The waiter started clearing the table, and Olwyn reached into her handbag and gave me a sheet of paper.

He did it while we were clearing the table; the children were quarrelling as usual in the next room, the dog was dreaming, growling beside the radiator.

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Larry would work the parties, clearing the tables and washing the dishes.

Mother began to clear the table.

Mrs. Breier got up to clear the table.

Julian stood up and began to clear the table.

Every time Trump faltered, O'Sullivan rose to clear the table.

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