day bed
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Ottomans, typically half the size of a bench, are the most versatile when compared to a day bed or bench.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2023
Like Martins Marques’ ideal table that “is like a day bed / with its heart of trees, of forests.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
The walls were bare, the day bed was gone.
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2022
Lying back on a tapestry-covered day bed, his eyes closed, he replies, “It means someplace safe.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 18, 2022
Whoever got there first would get the lumpy day bed to herself, and the other two would share a double bed with an absolutely fantastic mattress.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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