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 -
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 -
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 -
Check inside dressers, sofas, and chairs in the room as well.
— Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024 -
Her house was filled with roses, on the curtains and on the sofa.
— Allegra Goodman, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2024 -
Then, vacuum the base of the sofa, and the area under the cushions.
— Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2024 -
The set comes with a sofa, two chairs, and a coffee table.
— Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2024 -
Alice walks in with a book and sits on the sofa to do some reading.
— New York Times, 12 Apr. 2022 -
Inside, Avett, the Great Dane, was on the sofa with a watchful eye on her.
— Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2021 -
Cue the tubular steel and leather sofa from 1970 by Michel Boyer in the Demisch Danant space.
— Amy Verner, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2023 -
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 -
The painting above the sofa is a Saxon Quinn work from Rhett Baruch.
— Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2024 -
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 -
Who wants to think about buying a sofa at the Motley Crue show?
— Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 13 Jan. 2023 -
The pair sit next to each other on a beige-colored sofa.
— Melissa Etehad, Allure, 17 Jan. 2023 -
The Hem sofa against the wall to the left is covered in deadstock linen velvet by Glant.
— Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 4 Nov. 2024 -
Rarely will someone just stroll past your house in search of a three-seater sofa with a chaise.
— Nafeesah Allen, Parents, 16 May 2024 -
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 -
Hendrickson leaned forward so that he was perched on the edge of the sofa.
— Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 8 Feb. 2024 -
This faux fur style looks chic on my sofa and is my go-to blanket for movie nights.
— Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 1 Dec. 2024 -
In it, four figures—three women and a boy—sit on a sofa.
— Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024 -
Details like leather satchel straps on the sofa set the boat apart, but in a functional way.
— Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2024 -
Next to the sofa, close to the kitchen, are two comfy-looking armchairs with rope backs.
— Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2022 -
The nurse told me to sit on the sofa and gently pressed my baby into my arms.
— Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2024 -
The sitting area has a sofa, chairs and a game table for cards and dominoes.
— Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024 -
Over 1,000 shoppers have viewed the sofa in the past month, and it’s picked up hundreds of five-star ratings.
— Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 28 Sep. 2023 -
Spotting Winfrey on a sofa on the second floor, Mo’Nique took a seat next to her.
— Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2023 -
The salon is also equipped with an oversized sofa, which is, of course, one of a kind.
— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2023 -
This muscular Bruna sofa may look jacked, but has a soft and cozy underbelly to sprawl out on.
— Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
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