Sentence examples for table players from inspiring English sources

The exertion across a five-foot-wide table — players jerking back and forth, their fierce lurches to make the next shot — may appear oversized to the casual spectator.

At our end of the table, players compared notes on cataract operations: "Now that my left eye's been done," observed Frank, "I realise the right one needs doing".

Cast as knights of the Round Table, players fight to keep society safe from werewolves and rebellious humans.

They fear being seen as "training table" players and "weak" and losing their position on the team.

"It lets you become Donald Trump". Orbanes attributes Monopoly's enduring appeal to "the social interaction that occurs around the table". Players can wheel and deal and experience the pleasure of bankrupting their friends and family.

As soon as the fourth card hits the table players are free to grab any cards that were placed.

Meanwhile, at the opposite end of the table, Player Two has made a goal using the index finger and little finger of one hand resting on the tabletop and their middle two fingers under the table.

Penguin and HarperCollins had solid years, while there were turnarounds from mid-table players such as Pan Macmillan (12% up), Simon & Schuster (12%), Egmont (9%), and of course Bloomsbury (a mere 140% growth).

At other tables, players are working on their forehand counter-hit, backhand push, forehand backspin serve, backhand topspin serve.

The Pirate Frigate and Tallon Overworld boards challenge players to earn a high point score, as in real pinball; on the other tables players are ranked by the time taken to complete a mission.

Common-sense would seem to settle that question: there are numerous professional poker players, and they make a living because they are better at the game than the average weekend kitchen-table player (I am a pretty good kitchen-table player; every time I have sat down with professionals I have been skinned alive, swiftly and mercilessly).