How to Use sofa in a Sentence
sofa
noun- I curled up on the sofa with a book.
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Tell your partner to sit on the sofa or lie down on the bed.
—Suzannah Weiss, Glamour, 4 Sep. 2024
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Start where your cat likes to nap, such as the sofa or your bed.
—Star Tribune, 11 June 2021
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His parents had helped with the house, but the two of them had bought the sofa on their own.
—Caleb Crain, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2024
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The greater the distance between the top of the sofa and the ceiling, the taller and larger your room will feel.
—Jennifer Barger, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2023
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Check inside dressers, sofas, and chairs in the room as well.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
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In the living room, Nessa and I sit on the sofa across from you.
—Robert McGill, The Atlantic, 23 July 2021
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Her house was filled with roses, on the curtains and on the sofa.
—Allegra Goodman, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2024
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Then, vacuum the base of the sofa, and the area under the cushions.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2024
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Curl up on your sofa with this plush 5-foot-long throw.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2021
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The set comes with a sofa, two chairs, and a coffee table.
—Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2024
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Josh was sitting down on the sofa with his hat still on.
—Jodi Guglielmi, PEOPLE.com, 28 Oct. 2021
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Alice walks in with a book and sits on the sofa to do some reading.
—New York Times, 12 Apr. 2022
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Inside, Avett, the Great Dane, was on the sofa with a watchful eye on her.
—Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2021
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Cue the tubular steel and leather sofa from 1970 by Michel Boyer in the Demisch Danant space.
—Amy Verner, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2023
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Gabriel sat on the sofa while Thornton, his back to Gabriel, worked at his desk.
—Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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The sofa, the stove, the fridge, the television and even the car parked outside have all been painted on.
—Kelly Cobiella, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2022
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The painting above the sofa is a Saxon Quinn work from Rhett Baruch.
—Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2024
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The sofa can be transformed into a bed for guests in a pinch too.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 26 Dec. 2024
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There was the bed for the last few hours, then the sofa hours before, and the kitchen counter somewhere in between.
—Hayley Folk, refinery29.com, 28 Dec. 2021
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Who wants to think about buying a sofa at the Motley Crue show?
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 13 Jan. 2023
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The pair sit next to each other on a beige-colored sofa.
—Melissa Etehad, Allure, 17 Jan. 2023
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The Hem sofa against the wall to the left is covered in deadstock linen velvet by Glant.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 4 Nov. 2024
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My house keeper once saw a man standing in front of her on the sofa.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
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Rarely will someone just stroll past your house in search of a three-seater sofa with a chaise.
—Nafeesah Allen, Parents, 16 May 2024
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The living room has a set of couches with a table in the center and a long sofa.
—Abraham Nudelstejer, Dallas News, 27 July 2023
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Hendrickson leaned forward so that he was perched on the edge of the sofa.
—Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 8 Feb. 2024
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Dad put metal taps on my shoes and put down a plank of wood behind the sofa.
—Marc Myers, WSJ, 15 June 2021
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Thanks to the extra space, there's room in there now for a large sofa, as well as a TV and a coffee table.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 5 Feb. 2025
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Misty is a bit of a wet blanket, so Callie drugs her with some cold medicine in her drink; soon, she’s passed out on the sofa.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 14 Feb. 2025
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