Sentence examples for to table something from inspiring English sources

"When you say to table something you mean to shelve it.

When I say to table something I mean to put it on the table for discussion i.e., put it on the agenda".

Sure, not everyone had everything you might want in a mayor, but each had something to bring to the table, something that made him or her qualified to run and to govern if elected.

Again, the guerrillas demanded that Pakistan be invited to the table, something India has refused to do.

That said, the One X brings something new to the table, something HTC has been sorely lacking these past few years: sex appeal.

He held it by the top, and when he got to our table, something happened, and the bulb full of milk slid out of the top and spilled all over our table.

He called on Israel to "immediately return to the negotiating table," something that Mr. Sharon has said he will not consider until the violence has stopped for at least seven days.

Dry turkey should now be a distant memory, never to return again to your holiday table — something your family can truly be thankful for.

The Russians invited Luca to try their "puke table", something recommended to all first-time cosmonauts.

By the time he'd turned 51, Leo Dzwil could no longer figure out how to close a side table, something he had been doing for 20 years.

"Benedict seems to be putting on the table something that is generally spoken about behind closed doors," Mr. Weigel said.