bedsheet
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bedsheet
Example Sentences
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In even a light breeze the polyester billows, like a bedsheet on a clothesline, providing enough shade for a family.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
The darkness of the woods and muddy terrain was just as effective scenery as any of the bedsheet drapery or wooden flats that had been set up.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025
“First, it should surprise no one that there was DNA on the bedsheet that matched the DNA inside Ms. Nickens,” wrote Sara G. Vanore, an assistant district attorney in Delaware County, Pa.
From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2023
Officers noticed a gas smell so called the fire service who entered and found Mrs Nash in the living room, while Louise was found on a bed, covered by a bedsheet.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2023
I grab a white bedsheet from the pile of folded linens and carry it back to the corridor.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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