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Best Target Patio Furniture and Decor Fourth of July Sales
Target’s Fourth of July sale has everything needed to transform outdoor spaces into cozy hideaways, like chaise lounge chairs, an outdoor sofa, and this planter with a trellis for hanging plants.—Jacqueline Tempera, People.com, 1 July 2025 Indeed, their owner, from San Francisco, California, even caught the duo cuddling up on the sofa together, as Taco curled in the crook of the dog's legs.—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025 Also, a butt fell several floors below on the balcony and burned a hole in resident’s outdoor sofa?—Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2025 This has generous glazing and a sofa and a TV, plus a cabinet to mount it on.—New Atlas, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for sofa
Word History
Etymology
earlier, raised carpeted floor, from Italian sofà, from Turkish sofa, from Arabic ṣuffa carpet, divan
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