sofa bed

noun

Definition of sofa bed

: a sofa that can be made to serve as a bed by lowering its hinged upholstered back to horizontal position or by pulling out a concealed mattress

Examples of sofa bed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Along with the sofa in the living room, there's a sofa bed and a queen-size bed upstairs. — Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful, "We Toured This Tiny Cabin in the Catskill Mountains, and It's Perfect for a Nature Getaway," 13 Oct. 2020 On the first floor is a multi-functional living area with a sofa bed, seating, and a TV. — Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful, "We Toured This Tiny Cabin in the Catskill Mountains, and It's Perfect for a Nature Getaway," 13 Oct. 2020 Stretch out in the queen-size bed or a twin-size sofa bed. — oregonlive, "It’s time to get away to Astoria on the Oregon coast for craft beer, hikes and ‘Goonies’ fun," 3 Oct. 2020 At night, Tom and I clung to each other on the sofa bed. — M. Boone Mattia, Washington Post, "A mother reflects on her long journey of reconsidering her child’s gender," 10 Sep. 2020 We got rid of the guest bed and got a pull-out sofa bed instead, in case people do want to stay with us. — Kavita Daswani, Los Angeles Times, "Where actress Sarayu Blue unwinds from virus sleuthing on Netflix’s ‘Medical Police’," 8 May 2020 Some one-and two-bedroom suites also include a gas fireplace and living area with sofa bed. — Gerry Frank, oregonlive, "3 great places to stay when you’re visiting Lincoln City: Gerry Frank’s picks," 13 Oct. 2019 Other accommodations include suites with separate living rooms and bedrooms, mini-suites with sofa beds, standard balcony rooms, ocean views with picture windows and economical interiors. — Peter Knego, USA TODAY, "Cruise ship tour: See inside Sky Princess, Princess Cruises' newest, largest ship," 31 Dec. 2019 For a family of four, the one-bedroom apartments ($304 ) have a queen bed with a sofa bed in the living room (cots are available as well as an infant bath and high chair) and fully equipped kitchen. — Amy Tara Koch, Twin Cities, "Finding European hotel rooms for families can be tough. Here are suggestions in 8 cities.," 6 July 2019

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“Sofa bed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sofa%20bed. Accessed 10 May. 2021.

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sofa bed

noun

English Language Learners Definition of sofa bed

: a sofa that can be folded out to form a bed

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