Definition of sofa
:a long upholstered seat usually with arms and a back and often convertible into a bed
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Examples of sofa in a Sentence
I curled up on the sofa with a book.
Recent Examples of sofa from the Web
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A large sofa near the door functions as a place to linger over adobo-style peanuts lashed with black vinegar.
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One of her nephews was sleeping on a sofa in the den where the fire broke out.
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Third floor: Womenswear arranged in what feels like a swanky living room — right down to a velvet sofa, a 1970s-era coffee table, and a skylight.
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Trade protectionism: a sofa overturned in a tantrum.
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The Miami-Dade school district is rolling out an online tool that allows parents to participate in meetings with their child’s teacher without leaving the office or the living room sofa.
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On many nights while his parents were busy cleaning toilets, warehouses and office buildings, Alonso would be the one in charge of cooking dinner for himself and his sister, who would end up sleeping on a rickety sofa bed.
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A 16-year-old boy who was asleep on the sofa in his home Tuesday night was trapped for more than an hour under a car that crashed through a wall in the dwelling, Aberdeen Poice said.
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Project 62’s yellow-and-gray knit option is ideal for amping up any neutral sofa (or as a cozy necessity for an afternoon nap).
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Origin and Etymology of sofa
earlier, raised carpeted floor, from Italian sofà, from Turkish sofa, from Arabic ṣuffa carpet, divan
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