: a long upholstered seat usually with arms and a back and often convertible into a bed
Examples of sofa in a Sentence
I curled up on the sofa with a book.
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Michael remembers Markus lying on the sofa, dictating the words that became his son’s final message to lawmakers.
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Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
There’s a desk to work at and a sofa.
—Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
The living room is nearby and can be outfitted with a large sofa, or a daybed – or alternatively serve as a secondary bedroom with a double bed or bunks, depending on requirements.
—New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2025
The TikTok clip, posted by Brittani Wright (@musteringmentalhealth), shows the pup called Roger settling onto a sofa for the first time in what may have been months.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
There’s a desk to work at and a sofa.
—Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
The living room is nearby and can be outfitted with a large sofa, or a daybed – or alternatively serve as a secondary bedroom with a double bed or bunks, depending on requirements.
—New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2025
The TikTok clip, posted by Brittani Wright (@musteringmentalhealth), shows the pup called Roger settling onto a sofa for the first time in what may have been months.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sofa
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“Sofa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sofa. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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sofa
noun
so·fa
ˈsō-fə 
: a long upholstered seat usually with arms and a back and often convertible into a bed
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