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Recent Examples of four-posterYour 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 Top 5 Can’t Miss Sleep like royalty in a four-poster bed at The Rookery, a hotel that dates back to 1764.—Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026 The queen of extravagant four-poster beds, though, can be found in the Reagan Suite in the castle’s oldest wing.—Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 9 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for four-poster
According to Schaffer, in a family room or living room for instance, the sofa legs, chair legs, side tables, coffee tables, everything should be sitting on that rug otherwise everything can look off.
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Sandra Guzman,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
Sakeena shouted from the sofa, still filled with fire after refusing the lactulose.
The doorbell rang, and two more girls arrived, piling onto the couch.
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Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
But sports fans are missing out by refusing to adopt a rooting interest during those postseasons when the home team’s players are sitting on the couch eating Cheetos and watching on TV just like us.
The bedroom has a king bed, a daybed, an armoire, a desk, and side tables; the separate living room has a sectional sofa (with a pull-out couch), a full kitchenette, a large counter, and a private patio.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
As comfort was key in the sunroom and library where a daybed became a daily napping spot, the windows were covered in custom Pindler curtain fabrics to withstand the sun.
Snorkel in subterranean rivers, swim with dolphins (for an extra fee, with reservations), duck at the sound of macaws screeching overhead, wander through a Day of the Dead display, and swing in a hammock beside a turquoise cove.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Apr. 2026
The clinic even features a room dedicated to refining gross motor skills, where children can jump on a mini trampoline, dangle from gymnastic rings, play in a ball pit, climb on a small rock wall, swing on a hammock-like swing set, ride a tricycle or knock down small bowling pins.
The shelter provides a place to stay overnight, three meals, laundry, showers, access to resources and sleeping supplies, such as a sleeping bag, cot and pillow.
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Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2026
His late father, Miguel Oceguera, emigrated from Mexico and rented a cot from a family friend in the basement downstairs in 1973.
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Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
Ken Smith, an AT&T incident commander, pointed to the vehicles painted in AT&T’s bright blue—the display included trailers outfitted to accommodate kitchens, bunks, and showers—and the smaller array of vehicles in FirstNet black, most sprouting satellite receivers.