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bedsheet

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[bed-sheet] / ˈbɛdˌʃit /

noun

  1. sheet.


Etymology

Origin of bedsheet

bed + sheet 1

Example Sentences

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In a small, oil-stained alley in Long Beach, under a yellow bedsheet tied to a chain-link fence, Fernando Gonzalez sat cross-legged, fighting off sleep amid the summer heat.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2024

“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

As her mother walked out of the house, Songmi curled under her bedsheet and cried.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2023

The adaptations include teeth with craggy surfaces, “like if you took a bedsheet and wrinkled it all up,” Miller says.

From Scientific American • Jan. 25, 2023

The big dude looked pretty odd in his bedsheet toga, with his gray pullover hoodie and jeans, and a bow and quiver from the ship’s armory slung over his shoulder.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan