sitting room

noun

Examples of sitting room in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The main house, which dates back to 1879, contains The Left Bank restaurant, a wine room, an inviting sitting room on the first floor, five one-bedroom guest rooms, and a two-bedroom suite above. Christine Chitnis, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2024 The eight-bedroom Victorian house, which can be used as a single residence, features ornate stairs, murals, stained glass, a chef's kitchen and pantry, and formal dining and sitting rooms; the antique furnishings are also for sale. The Week Staff, theweek, 13 Mar. 2024 The central part of the building is the most formal, with an airy sitting room and a large, elegant pale-blue dining room. Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2023 The brutal horror of colonial slavery underwrote much of it, including the original construction of this elegant Neoclassical sitting room, one of several complete period rooms on view. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for sitting room 

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Word History

First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sitting room was in 1763

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“Sitting room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sitting%20room. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.

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