love seat

noun

: a double chair, sofa, or settee for two persons

Examples of love seat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
One is settled on the edge of a love seat in the front yard, scribbling notes into a journal. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025 Perched on a Le Corbusier love seat, L’Avvocato—as the law student turned businessman was known—is clad in an impeccable yet sedate suit, looking every bit the Italian industrialist. Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2025 New digs and more events The new digs boast 905 seats including banquette benches, love seats and living-room style chairs. Desire Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025 My father bought a recording of storms, put it on the stereo, and rocked on the love seat with my brother over and over, until the sound meant comfort, warmth. Bob Hicok, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for love seat

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of love seat was in 1847

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Love seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/love%20seat. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

love seat

noun
: a sofa for two persons

More from Merriam-Webster on love seat

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!