four-poster
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Pictures of young men jumping into the pool inside the palace and bouncing on the presidential four-poster bed had already gone around the world.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2023
Protesters, many wrapped in the Sri Lanka flag, swarmed into his whitewashed colonial-era residence on Saturday, jumped into the swimming pool and sat on a four-poster bed.
From Reuters ● Jul. 10, 2022
For now, we found ourselves in an expansive suite — decked out with sofas, a full vanity set and regal four-poster bed — with a separate entrance where we could park.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2022
He's on the wall just beyond the foot of my four-poster bed.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2021
Upstairs in the dormitory he pulled on his pajamas and got into his four-poster, but he didn’t feel remotely tired.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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