bedsheet
Americannoun
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bedsheets
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Etymology
Origin of bedsheet
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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
Rehan Faisal, who owned a bedsheet shop, said that he was able to escape because his shop was located near one of the exits - he broke down the door to get out.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026
You hang a bedsheet to manufacture the semblance of privacy between bed and toilet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 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
She lay there, clutching handfuls of the bedsheet, until, suddenly, her breath caught.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
Racing against a stopwatch, a group of women folds bedsheets as they train to join an Indian startup that offers instant home services, transforming a traditionally word-of-mouth sector and promising better pay.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
For all the digital wizardry emerging in war zones, armed combat still relies on explosive power, much of which comes from the same plants used to make T-shirts and bedsheets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Luxurious bedsheets, a reflective Dame Tracey told Kuenssberg, is her "reward" for having lived through a much messier youth and young womanhood.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026
Amazon, the Jeff Bezos-owned online retailer that sells items ranging from electronics to bedsheets, started carrying groceries and household essentials more than two decades ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2026
They brought all the usual things: bedsheets and shower shoes, clothes hangers, an alarm clock.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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