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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 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 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 See All Example Sentences for cot

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Noun

This modular set includes a spacious sectional sofa, a loveseat, and a matching wood-top coffee table.

— Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2026
The entrance opens onto the living room, which contains a sofa and space for a TV and/or some cabinetry to be installed.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026

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Noun

The studio initially housed her at the Chateau Marmont before finding her a six-room hilltop bungalow at 1807 Benedict Canyon.

— Juliana Ukiomogbe, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026
Guests can stay in the main building or in ocean-view cottages and bungalows designed for larger groups.

— Morgan Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of bungalow

Noun

Luwi’s father and uncle helped build him a house about thirty feet from Luwi’s family’s hut, in Waieti, a hamlet on a mountainside, more than five thousand feet high, with clouds pooling in the valleys below.

— Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Sharaf’s report did not indicate that staying at the huts and waiting for better conditions was ever suggested or discussed by the guides running the trip.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of hut

Noun

Inside, two oversized master bedrooms sit on opposite sides of an infinity pool facing the Sayan Ridge, each with its own terrace, soaking tub, and dressing room; a third bedroom for kids has an antique Balinese daybed and its own bathroom.

— Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026
In the fireside primary suite, the couple had an antique Asian daybed repurposed into a cushion for their dog.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of daybed

Noun

Shoes are way too clunky and be-socked feet on a bus are just asking to encounter a plug that’s strayed from a bunk while going round a corner.

— Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 19 Aug. 2026
Academia—like business, electoral politics, and the tech sector—has loads of fabulists and tons of bunk.

— Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026

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