How to Use make the bed in a Sentence

make the bed

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  • In the morning, open the curtains (yes, even on gray days) and make the bed.
    Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Some people like to make the bed and throw open the curtains to start the day off right.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
  • What's less fun is having to wash, dry, and maybe even iron the new sheets and then make the bed.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
  • But unlike the old model, this one can tidy up your living room and make the bed on demand.
    Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 2 July 2026
  • For example, tidy up your side of the bed each morning or make the bed together.
    Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Dee is just furious that her daughter doesn’t do her laundry on time, doesn’t clean her room, make the bed and won’t talk to her.
    R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Like most people, one of the first things Tommy Connor, 27, does in the morning is make the bed.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
  • One former chef later told federal investigators how Epstein would take a girl to his master bedroom every hour, and after his massage, the maids would go make the bed and clean up.
    Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026

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