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cot

noun

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as in sofa

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as in bungalow

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Recent Examples of cot 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 The footage allegedly showed Berrios-Otero touching the child’s genitals under a blanket while the boy was lying on a cot in the corner of a classroom described as somewhat secluded from the rest of the room, investigators wrote in the warrant affidavit. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2026 Tran believes about 400 people were hoping to sleep at the Garden Grove shelter, but Freedom Hall is offering only about half as many 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 See All Example Sentences for cot

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Inside, surveillance video showed two of the men entering the bedroom area, while another pointed a gun at a sofa in the living room, where a second victim was sitting, according to the affidavit.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
The Library, a private consultation room modeled on a Mayfair townhouse, is appointed with a leather Chesterfield sofa and Liberty of London textiles.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of sofa

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Prior to her arrival, the film is confined largely to the claustrophobic rented California beach bungalow where Fielder and the documentary team spend time with Holmes, her husband, and their children.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026
Raj Vilas, as the bungalow in Mysore is now known, became their own retreat instead.

— Nuriyah Johar, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of bungalow

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The former taxi driver had been arrested three years earlier after police unearthed a mass grave in a forest ‌near the Indian Ocean town of Malindi, where his followers had been living in mud huts.

— Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2026
In 2023, more than 400 bodies were exhumed from shallow graves on the 800-acre Chakama Ranch in coastal Kilifi County, where Mackenzie’s followers lived in mud huts, away from the scrutiny of local communities and authorities.

— Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of hut

Noun

The exterior is well equipped for leisurely days—including a shaded hammock, large deck, and a fire pit with Adirondack chairs beneath a string of bistro lights.

— Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2026
Its campsites are shaded by tall pine trees, ideal for hanging a hammock.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of hammock

Noun

A lot of these single-floor compact models, such as the Sierra Tiny Home, do without dedicated seating entirely in favor of a daybed, but the Traveler takes the opposite approach.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
If the nightlife hasn’t got the better of you, rise early to claim the four-poster wooden daybed at ground level and order sushi from Seltz Champagne Bar.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of daybed

Noun

The well-size main bedroom has leafy views and another decorative fireplace, although the person doing the listing’s photos has oddly chosen to hide it behind a bed; the second bedroom can easily handle a bunk-bed situation plus a sideboard.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 19 Oct. 2026
The 19th century is long gone; phrenology is and was always bunk—so what lesson can the specimens teach me?

— Daniel Barnum, Longreads, 15 Oct. 2026

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