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The arms of the sofa are easily let out with a simple slate system.—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025 Navarro received 120 days in jail and two years probation for embezzling nearly $40,000 to build his secret Burlingame train station apartment, which was equipped with a bedroom, office, gym, bathroom with a shower, and other furniture, such as a sofa and coffee table.—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025 Afterward, head to the hotel's clubby lobby, find a sofa or an armchair to sit in and call home to check on the family.—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2025 The sofa uses a gorgeous green and pink floral print for the cushions, while the rest of the couch is plush red velvet.—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sofa
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Etymology
earlier, raised carpeted floor, from Italian sofà, from Turkish sofa, from Arabic ṣuffa carpet, divan
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