: 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 on the Web
In the living room, Banda teamed up with Pierre Augustin Rose on a bespoke double-sided curved sofa.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024
The 693-room hotel's accommodations range from 300-square-foot rooms with city views or balconies to a family suite with a king bed and a sofa that converts to a bunk bed.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
Think of snuggling under a thick crocheted blanket or lounging on a cloud sofa.
—Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Apr. 2024
The room features a standing desk with a couple of screens, a sofa in front of a large TV with another desk behind it, and in the corner a double bed behind a set of curtains.
—Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024
Authorities found three girls — between the ages of 11 and 14 — in the trailer, which had a makeshift toilet, a sofa, camping chairs and no ventilation.
—CBS News, 20 Mar. 2024
Back inside the studio, Richardson flops onto the sofa in her dressing room after an intense block of filming, a mass of white curls still piled up on her head.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 29 Mar. 2024
This provenance made the sofa an ideal inspiration for the French designer Michel Ducaroy at Ligne Roset.
—New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
The nurse told me to sit on the sofa and gently pressed my baby into my arms.
—Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2024
Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024
The 693-room hotel's accommodations range from 300-square-foot rooms with city views or balconies to a family suite with a king bed and a sofa that converts to a bunk bed.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
Think of snuggling under a thick crocheted blanket or lounging on a cloud sofa.
—Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Apr. 2024
The room features a standing desk with a couple of screens, a sofa in front of a large TV with another desk behind it, and in the corner a double bed behind a set of curtains.
—Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024
Authorities found three girls — between the ages of 11 and 14 — in the trailer, which had a makeshift toilet, a sofa, camping chairs and no ventilation.
—CBS News, 20 Mar. 2024
Back inside the studio, Richardson flops onto the sofa in her dressing room after an intense block of filming, a mass of white curls still piled up on her head.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 29 Mar. 2024
This provenance made the sofa an ideal inspiration for the French designer Michel Ducaroy at Ligne Roset.
—New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
The nurse told me to sit on the sofa and gently pressed my baby into my arms.
—Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2024
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“Sofa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sofa. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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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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