How to Use mattress in a Sentence

mattress

noun
  • The man in the sweatpants had met the man with the mattress.
    Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2021
  • The mattress comes in a box and is ready to be rolled out.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The mattress was stripped, and the bedding was in garbage bags near the front door.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Note that the thickness of the topper will add to the height of your mattress.
    Grace Wu, goodhousekeeping.com, 9 June 2023
  • The best part, though, might be how easy the pad is to take on and off your mattress.
    Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The tee is on a patch of natural grass the width of a large mattress.
    WIRED, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Live bed bugs in the seams, piping and folds of your mattress.
    Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The firmer the mattress, the softer the topper and vice versa.
    Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
  • The child was found on the mattress in a shirt and diaper.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, chicagotribune.com, 9 July 2021
  • My three brothers and I all slept on the floor on a mattress.
    Sean Kim, Forbes, 31 May 2021
  • The gourd, strapped over a mattress, was hauled on a trailer.
    María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2022
  • On the hottest nights, some of the city’s poor haul thin mattresses up to their rooftop to sleep.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Casper The Clever staff has tried (and loved) a lot of Casper mattresses.
    Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 12 May 2025
  • His big scene in the pilot was wrestling with a mattress.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2021
  • The foam mattress is available in twin, full, queen, and king sizes.
    Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 29 May 2023
  • The Coles sold their house and got a cheap duplex and slept on a blowup mattress.
    BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2021
  • Two bikes remained on the hill, as did a mattress in her tent.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The Wyoming king is 7 feet by 7 feet, and the Alaskan king mattress is a whopping 9 feet by 9 feet.
    Washington Post, 22 July 2021
  • The mats are squishy but not too soft—think of a firm mattress with a cushy topper.
    Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 22 June 2021
  • In my son’s case, the base arrived about a week after the mattress.
    Scott Kramer, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2021
  • The bugs often hide in the seams of a mattress or box spring, or in cracks in a headboard or bed frame.
    Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Place it down to match its four corners to your mattress.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Caniglia went for a ride and his wife hid the gun under the mattress and box spring and left for a hotel for the night.
    BostonGlobe.com, 8 Apr. 2022
  • The next morning, the guards still would not take him to the clinic and so Samoudi and other prisoners took him on a mattress out to the yard.
    Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
  • Having a supportive mattress is important for getting quality rest, and the same goes for our pups.
    Ali Faccenda, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
  • There’s also just enough space between the frame and the mattress to tuck in a duvet and sheets, creating a polished look.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2026
  • Here are the top memory foam mattresses on sale today.
    Alora Bopray, USA Today, 7 May 2026
  • The space can easily fit a king mattress or two queens if kids aren't in the picture.
    Stefan Ionescu may 06, New Atlas, 6 May 2026
  • In-room decor is sleek with neutral tones and cloud-like mattresses.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
  • Rescue workers uncover the body of a mother on a mattress beneath a red blanket, holding a baby in her arms.
    Anas Baba, NPR, 6 May 2026

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