love seat
Americannoun
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love seats
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of love seat
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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This was on a recent afternoon in the chilly basement of a midtown hotel where McGregor and Winstead perched on a love seat, his jacket over his shoulders, his hand on her knee.
From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2024
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
“I would rather have a queen-sized bed rather than a smaller bed and a love seat, where no one is comfortable,” Paquette said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2022
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
The space is a single room with a shelf and small love seat, and a pretty vase of flowers in the kitchen nook.
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
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