sofa
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of sofa
1615–25; < Turkish < Arabic ṣuffah platform used as a seat
Example Sentences
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“I wanted to see things, I wanted to feel things. I wanted to experience people. And you don’t do that when you sit in the house on the sofa admiring your curtains.”
From MarketWatch
“I wanted to see things, I wanted to feel things. I wanted to experience people. And you don’t do that when you sit in the house on the sofa admiring your curtains.”
From MarketWatch
Others hung out on tattered sofas, flipping through the works of Henry James.
From New York Times
Launched in 2019, Sundays’ products include sofas, chairs, tables and beds.
From Seattle Times
While the Rolling Stones and REM appreciated Price’s bubble chairs and swoopy sofas, Harris says that’s not the way to present a house for sale.
From Seattle Times
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