day bed
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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This may have been the standard day bed of decades past, but these days, day beds can serve as an attractive, sleek and even modern addition to the home.
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
Lying back on a tapestry-covered day bed, his eyes closed, he replies, “It means someplace safe.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 18, 2022
The sitter said 6-month-old Brandon Alex had fallen from a day bed and was unconscious.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 14, 2017
The half-open door, the column of light across the corridor carpet, confirmed that Emily Tallis had risen from her day bed.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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