bedsheet

noun

bed·sheet ˈbed-ˌshēt

: an oblong piece of usually cotton or linen cloth used as an article of bedding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Train setups range from a simple loop of track on a snowy white bedsheet to handcrafted villages with painstakingly detailed churches, railroad stations, water towers and other features. —

George Petras, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2022 His mother, Lori Smith, waded to a shelter through knee-high water, the baby tied to a neighbor’s back in a bedsheet. —

Reginald Dwayne Betts, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2022 A month later, he was found hanging by a bedsheet inside his cell, dead by suicide. —

Elaine Aradillas, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2022 Alongside the Pumpkin Head Photo Shoot Challenge, TikTokers have been doing ghost photo shoots since September 2020; the trend involves donning a bedsheet and taking melancholic pictures. —

WIRED, 27 Oct. 2022 Take a plain white bedsheet, an old tablecloth, or even an oversized T-Shirt depending on how big your dog is, and place it over Fido. —

Irene Richardson, Country Living, 20 Oct. 2022 The report contained critical evidence: Ennis' DNA was identified in semen found on Lori's bedsheet, and in blood on the interior of the front door. —

CBS News, 24 Sep. 2022 So did blood on the interior of the front door to Lori's trailer, and semen on her bedsheet. —

Murray Weiss, CBS News, 23 Sep. 2022 The first features the title of the book against a bright blue sky littered with clouds while a taut white bedsheet stands in the grass below. —

Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 19 Aug. 2022 See More

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