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Recent Examples of four-posterEach room is slightly different, but all boast a private plunge pool and four-poster beds that feel like a crisp, cool cloud.—Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 23 Apr. 2026 Each space features antique furnishings, with some rooms offering terra cotta floors and others four-poster beds.—Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2026 Your antique four-poster bed is either right upstairs—or only a short walk away.—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026 Canopy and four-poster wood beds are back with cleaner lines and simpler bedding for a modern feel.—Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for four-poster
Double doors open onto an outdoor terrace and reveal a private plunge pool, a double daybed, and multiple seating areas, each ideally suited for enjoying a morning coffee or a late-afternoon glass of Corsican wine, overlooking the surrounding plots of lavender and olive trees.
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Rebekah Peppler,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2026
This example model is arranged similarly to Escape's Vista, and combines a living/sleeping area featuring a double bed that can be used as a daybed.
Dinah was asleep inside, snoring on her cot next to Morris’s bed.
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Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
During another incident that was captured on camera on March 13, police allege that Berrios-Otero could once again be seen in the secluded area of the daycare with a 4-year-old child who was lying on a cot, the warrant affidavits said.