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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According to Kardashian, the robbers ultimately threw her back on the bed and tied her hands with zip ties.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2025
Before long, the wife lies on the bed with a peaceful expression on her face, on morphine and oblivious to the chaos that surrounds them.
—Hazlitt, 13 May 2025
In the clip posted on May 5, the owner walked into the bedroom and discovered her cat sprawled on the bed.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
The tan leather sheath for a large Ka-Bar knife was found on the bed next to Mogen’s body, investigators would later say.
—Shane Bishop, NBC news, 9 May 2025
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2025
Before long, the wife lies on the bed with a peaceful expression on her face, on morphine and oblivious to the chaos that surrounds them.
—Hazlitt, 13 May 2025
In the clip posted on May 5, the owner walked into the bedroom and discovered her cat sprawled on the bed.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
The tan leather sheath for a large Ka-Bar knife was found on the bed next to Mogen’s body, investigators would later say.
—Shane Bishop, NBC news, 9 May 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 22 May. 2025.
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