living room

noun

1
: a room in a residence used for the common social activities of the occupants
2
: lebensraum

called also living space

Examples of living room in a Sentence

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There’s something fishy going on in Pete Davidson’s living room. EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025 Martha Stewart and Kelly Clarkson’s Wayfair collections are included in Wayfair’s living room sale that runs through tomorrow, February 3. Shop markdowns on rugs, coffee tables, gold accent trays, and more up to 84 percent. Kelsey Fredricks, People.com, 2 Feb. 2025 Kardashian quipped on Instagram, after coming home to live music by the classical music superstar, who was standing her own living room surrounded by roses. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025 The 37-year-old delivery worker had brought the moped into the apartment’s living room to charge overnight. Jesse Coburn, Curbed, 31 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for living room 

Word History

First Known Use

1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of living room was in 1787

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“Living room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/living%20room. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

living room

noun
: a room in a house for general family use

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