Sentence examples for table raising from inspiring English sources

Clemens had jumped off a trainers' table, raising his right arm out of the bucket of ice.

Mr. Kwaku Bonsam, who had been listening quietly, suddenly pounded his fist on the coffee table, raising a small cloud of baby powder.

"So I just can't really be bothered," he finishes, placing his elbows square on the table, raising those huge quizzical eyes with a slightly alarming grin.

Mr. Chidambaram has justified a large military presence by citing examples of splinter groups that have refused to come to the negotiating table, raising concerns about the "threat of violence and cases of extortion".

A law firm could file a complaint against the N.F.L. on behalf of players who want a presence at the negotiating table, raising the possibility that the number of plaintiffs against the N.F.L. could increase even though an Indianapolis-based firm that had hoped to represent 70 players has been eliminated from consideration.

When the final buzzer sounded, Kobe jumped onto the scorer's table raising his fist.

During dessert, she suddenly got up from the table, raised her arms, and began to sing a Russian folk song.

The saucer of sprightly chickpea salad that was brought to every table raised hopes, and they were not dashed by some of the appetizers that followed.

I'll set the table, raise the shades to let the snow-reflected sun in and pull out my largest platters.

I read the note aloud to my table, raised my glass, and proposed a toast to an event the West had anticipated for more than 28 years.

Mendeleyev's periodic table raised an important question, however, for future atomic theory to answer: Where does the pattern of atomic weights come from?