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1
: a long seat with a back
2
: a medium-sized sofa with arms and a back
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the young couple snuggled on the settee
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An artsy crowd ate and sipped Modelos as the theater filled up, with the poet Anne Waldman looking on from stage left, Lynne Tillman perching on a low settee, and Padma Lakshmi in oversize aviators in a spot by the door.
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Curbed Staff, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2024
Their plush, upholstered bed is backed by a textural feature wall and has a curved settee at the foot.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
The foredeck also has a settee and table, more in line with a cruiser than a center console.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2024
On the white brick wall behind the bar hung what looked like a triptych of a swan on a pink settee.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2024
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Curbed Staff, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2024
Their plush, upholstered bed is backed by a textural feature wall and has a curved settee at the foot.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
The foredeck also has a settee and table, more in line with a cruiser than a center console.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2024
On the white brick wall behind the bar hung what looked like a triptych of a swan on a pink settee.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for settee
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“Settee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/settee. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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settee
noun
set·tee
se-ˈtē 
1
: a long seat with a back
2
: a medium-sized sofa with arms and a back
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