love seat
Americannoun
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of love seat
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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A blue love seat in the kitchen/living room is the spot to sit, eat or watch television.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
Twenty-five minutes after the first contraction and two pushes later, she delivered her daughter, alone, on her tan love seat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
When I was young—five, maybe six—I was sure I'd levitated between the sofa and love seat of my childhood home, crashing to the ground when the clop of my father's footsteps severed my concentration.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2022
Catherine Graham had already won a firepit and a love seat when she was picked to go on stage and play “Side By Side” with host Drew Carey.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 10, 2022
She shoved the love seat away from the picture window, took a deep breath, reached back, and swung the bar as hard as she could.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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