How to Use settee in a Sentence

settee

noun
  • There was just enough room for a little settee and two chairs.
    Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Andy hopped onto a nearby settee and wagged his tail.
    Margaret Moorman, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026
  • On the white brick wall behind the bar hung what looked like a triptych of a swan on a pink settee.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2024
  • Two settee swings draped in white cotton flank the lobby entrance.
    Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2021
  • Their sleeping area at the time featured a neutral headboard and a beige settee at the foot.
    Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
  • And of course, a Louise XV-style settee is always a good touch.
    Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Molster layered the space with a pink rug and a curved settee, a playful welcome to the home.
    Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2021
  • The large suite’s king-sized island berth is framed to port by a settee and to starboard by a vanity.
    Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The table, chairs, white bowls, and settee are from Chateau Sonoma.
    Sarah Yang, House Beautiful, 14 Mar. 2014
  • Their plush, upholstered bed is backed by a textural feature wall and has a curved settee at the foot.
    Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Ronstadt lifts her legs onto a settee in her whitewashed living room a few blocks from the Bay.
    Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2019
  • Think settees and sofas that invite you to linger in comfort while Ken does all the heavy lifting.
    Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Here, a lightweight table, an upholstered settee, and two bistro chairs form a cozy dining area.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Curved Settees Curved settees of all kinds were fixtures of living rooms of decades past.
    Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Even the toughest patio furniture, such as teak chairs or a wrought-iron settee, will last longer if it's stored when not in use.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The foredeck also has a settee and table, more in line with a cruiser than a center console.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2024
  • This settee is the perfect pick for a small-scale seating ensemble or a bedroom accent.
    Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 2 July 2021
  • Think of sofa styles, and Chesterfields, love seats, sectionals, or settees might come to mind.
    Monique Valeris, ELLE Decor, 23 Aug. 2019
  • The performance textile covers cushions on both the settee and chairs and a long cushion that rests on the bench.
    Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2021
  • The trim, comfortable sofa replaced a tiny settee and Barcelona daybed.
    Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • There’s even a swinging settee and piano to help channel your inner child and musician.
    Katie Chang, Forbes, 28 Aug. 2021
  • And then the big wooden cabinet behind the cane back settee holds everything else.
    Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 8 June 2022
  • For something more traditional, try the classic look of bobbin chairs and a settee.
    Katie Laughridge Tribune News Service, Star Tribune, 18 June 2021
  • There’s a round three-seat settee upholstered in the same corduroy fabric Bode uses for trousers.
    New York Times, 9 Mar. 2022
  • Anchoring the dining area is a curved settee designed to hug a round table the couple has owned for 30 years.
    Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2019
  • Hefty stone fireplaces and exposed travertine door frames share space with chandeliers of pink beaded glass, as well as low-slung lounge chairs and settees.
    Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2025
  • And a golden landscape photograph is set on an ethereal blue wall in the living room just above a kelly green settee.
    Robert Rufino, ELLE Decor, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The rug over the settee is from Anthropologie, as are the glasses, purple bowl, and pitcher.
    Sarah Yang, House Beautiful, 14 Mar. 2014
  • An Episode settee next to a Standby smoking table, with a Sequence rug on the floor.
    Sarah Medford, WSJ, 30 Sep. 2021
  • Teresa’s Green by Farrow and Ball and upholstered a settee in menswear plaid.
    Elizabeth Sweet, House Beautiful, 11 Jan. 2023

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