furniture

noun fur·ni·ture \ ˈfər-ni-chər \

|Updated on: 16 Aug 2018

Examples: furniture in a Sentence

Definition of furniture

: equipment that is necessary, useful, or desirable: such as

a archaic : the trappings of a horse

b : movable articles used in readying an area (such as a room or patio) for occupancy or use

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Examples of furniture in a Sentence

They bought some new furniture for the house.
The office furniture is wearing out.
a large piece of furniture

Recent Examples of furniture from the Web

When opening Gristmill in Brooklyn in 2016, chef-owner Jake Novick-Finder worked with a custom furniture maker to perfect his barstool seating.

— alina dizik, WSJ, "Pull Up a Stool: Restaurants Squeeze in More Seats," 4 July 2018
The Swedish furniture maker was struggling to attract Spanish taste buds to its cafes, so Melonas developed two dozen tapas dishes that merged the two palates.

— janelle nanos, BostonGlobe.com, "Can Adam Melonas cook up a food revolution from his secretive Fenway lab?," 27 June 2018
The Fishers mayor responsible for luring international furniture maker Ikea and several high-tech headquarters to the northern suburb has moved his office to a hallway at City Hall.

— john tuohy, Indianapolis Star, "Fishers mayor removed from office, but it's his choice," 25 June 2018
According to the City of Cincinnati, recycled items get turned into polyester suits, park furniture, clothing, glass containers, newspapers, animal bedding, food cans, rain gutters and window frames, among other things.

— madeline mitchell, Cincinnati.com, "What you can and can't recycle, according to the experts at Rumpke," 12 June 2018
The franchise sells used kids' clothing, furniture, toys and more.

— annie zak, Anchorage Daily News, "Open & Shut: New Anchorage Korean barbecue restaurant, plus an art gallery," 12 May 2018
Google Lens can even now recognize the style of clothing and furniture to power a recommendation engine the company calls Style Match, which is designed for helping Lens users decorate their home and build matching outfits.

— nick statt, The Verge, "Google Lens actually shows how AI can make life easier," 8 May 2018
Recently, crews moved furniture and equipment into the new home on Wampanoag Drive next to Northwest Catholic High School.

— mikaela porter, Courant Community, "West Hartford Ben Bronz Academy Moves Into New Space Next To Northwest Catholic," 29 June 2018
After revamping and expanding its home section in February to appeal to more design-minded people, Walmart's plans to take furniture and decor shopping to the next level certainly haven't stopped.

— taylor mead, House Beautiful, "Walmart Just Introduced A 3-D Shop The Room Tool And It's Ingenious," 29 June 2018

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