bedded
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of bedded
Example Sentences
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The dead are placed in a sealed vessel bedded with clover, hay and straw and equipped to regulate airflow, temperature and moisture.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
I walked the wooded banks of the rivers that converge in the capital and found just a few dozen spots where men had bedded down on simple mats of cardboard or newspaper.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2024
On a recent evening, about 40 rough sleepers bedded down at Paddington station.
From BBC • Feb. 29, 2024
As dusk approached, he bedded down at home in case the Israeli army advanced at nightfall.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 4, 2023
I asked Georgia Boy one night as we bedded down, trying to arrange our netting to keep out those buzzing bloodsuckers that always seemed to find ways to get to our skin.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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