on the bed

idiom

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

Examples of on the bed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In the first snap, Sylvester sat comfortably on his mother’s lap with their dog on the bed next to them also featured in the photo. Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024 The suit states that West lay flat on his back on the bed and mimicked masturbating while the movie was playing, and talked about having orgies. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 2 Apr. 2024 The encounter escalates when Sinnott grabs Frankel’s arms and presses him down on the bed while ordering Frankel to stop fighting with him. Cameron MacDonald, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024 Baltimore Fire Chief Jim Wallace said Tuesday that sonar showed multiple vehicles on the bed of the river. William Neff, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024 They'd be chucked on the floor, and hangers on the bed. Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024 When investigators searched the master bedroom, an open gun box was sitting on the bed next to an empty box of 9mm ammunition, Stoyek testified. Nicki Brown, CNN, 12 Mar. 2024 The jury also saw a photo of the Crumbley’s bedroom, where a photo of an empty gun case and box of ammunition was on the bed. Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 12 Mar. 2024 He was found bloodied under a blanket on the floor, his skull split open, the lead pipe used to beat him left beside an American history textbook on the bed at their home in Arcadia. Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024

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“On the bed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20bed. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.

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