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.
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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
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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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