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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Bethany: We did reject our first velvet love seat, princesses-like, as too soft.
From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2024
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
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 multistory blue structure is tucked under the window between the papasan chair and the love seat, where Ferraro and Shain sit shoulder to shoulder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2021
We meet in the multipurpose lounge, and I grab him a package of his favorite chocolate minidonuts from the vending machine, tossing them to him on his love seat.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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