conversation pit

American  

noun

1. a usually sunken portion of a room or living area with chairs, sofas, etc., often grouped around a fireplace, where people can gather to talk.

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Example Sentences

Look out for the “Ascending…” capsule collection, available exclusively at the showroom, or lounge in the platformed conversation pit to contemplate reality.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025

Inside, a sunken conversation pit is anchored by a floor-to-ceiling fireplace under whitewashed beams.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2023

Sitting alone in a conversation pit signified an absence; sitting alone on a sectional sofa, which could, theoretically, quickly convert back to conversational furniture, didn’t make us feel quite so lonely.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2022

Through the 1960s and ’70s, Sarah Dwelley grew up in a home with a conversation pit in New Canaan, Connecticut.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2022

It was one of several arranged in a sunken conversation pit.

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