on the bed

idiom

: on top of the sheets, blankets, and bedspread of a bed
He lay on the bed for a long time.

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Cousin’s body was sprawled on the bed — nude with a silk stocking tied tightly around her neck. Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 15 June 2025 Sprawled on the bed, surveying everything and everyone with grand indifference, was Sly. Timothy Crouse, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025 They can be found on the bed, but also under the creases of mattresses. Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 17 May 2025 Gonzales picked up a pistol that was on the bed and waved it around. Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for on the bed

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“On the bed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20bed. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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