How to Use cot in a Sentence

cot

noun
  • The cot is at the very front of the boat, its head tucked in the V shape of the bow.
    Michael Wilson, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The gym is half-full, with 45 of its cots and mats taken.
    oregonlive, 24 Feb. 2023
  • He was known to sleep on a cot in the store during the early, lean years.
    Madison Malone Kircher, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2021
  • The man wakes up woozy and bandaged on a cot, his head throbbing.
    Jen Spyra, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2021
  • The lucky ones slept on cots, but most made do with thin blankets spread among bags and piles of trash.
    Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The centers are open 24 hours and provide food, water and a cot to sleep.
    oregonlive, 28 June 2021
  • Found on a cot in a rear bedroom, his son, Binh La, 28, was pronounced dead at the scene.
    Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 7 July 2021
  • One of the gems in the project was a nursery school, where farmers’ children could nap on cots.
    Amity Shlaes, National Review, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The angry hum of the planes overhead like a swarm of disturbed hornets, the roar of the guns, the shake of the tent, the cot, the earth, won’t leave you at peace.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2020
  • She was moved to a private room, where Hollis could sleep on a cot.
    Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2023
  • In one corner, her daughter has strung blankets around her cot to build a fort for the cats.
    Diana Markosian, National Geographic, 7 Oct. 2020
  • Kermit and Cherrie carried Roosevelt to the hut and laid him on a cot.
    Larry Rohter, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The large banquet room was set up with cots, water and toiletries.
    Kathy McCormack and Patrick Whittle, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2023
  • Social workers have brought in cots so that not all children have to sleep on the floor, lawyers said.
    Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 7 July 2023
  • Off to the side, pink bows tie off two sides of a small canvas tent to make visible the cot inside.
    Emily Mesner, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The Garganos paired the cot with a bassinet to make the experience more home like, according to Megan Gargano.
    Megan Becka, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Colors range from army cot green to washed spice orange.
    Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Sting: Joe would be at rehearsals in his carry cot, propping up the bass drum.
    Linda Laban, Variety, 3 Oct. 2023
  • In the sleeping area, everyone gets a bed with a thick mattress, rather than a cot.
    Anchorage Daily News, 6 July 2021
  • Rickey woke up in the middle of the night and saw Thomas sitting on the edge of the cot, rubbing his hands together.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Paramedics arrived and escorted the man to a cot outside.
    Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 14 Nov. 2020
  • At least, such was the case with the Murphy bed, the iconic cot that folds up inside a cabinet.
    Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 26 May 2022
  • Perez, who is from Colorado, said some people had to wait in line for nearly six hours to get a cot to sleep on.
    NBC News, 7 Oct. 2020
  • There are several family villas, although depending on their age, a cot can be brought to your room.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
  • Soon, Phan is driving to the park to make sure her relatives get some cots.
    Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
  • Shaina laid on her cot all night, staring at the ceiling, processing all the ways her life was changing.
    Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
  • Henry Nguyen sits on a cot inside his tent outside the Freedom Hall shelter.
    Kayla Bartkowski, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
  • Dinah was asleep inside, snoring on her cot next to Morris’s bed.
    Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
  • Doctors were seeing patients in a waiting room with only a few cots.
    Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 15 May 2026
  • Late arrivals will get a cot for one night.
    Niki Donohue, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026

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