Example Sentences

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Headboards attached permanently to the walls are the only sign that beds are usually positioned where rows of tables now hold computers with double screens.

From Washington Post • Sep. 27, 2015

Headboards were fashioned like George Nelson’s Marshmallow sofa; braided rugs were made to look like Kenneth Noland bull’s-eyes; needlepoint pillows might be giant playing cards.

From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2015

Headboards may not be the easiest things to giftwrap, but they make great gifts.

From Slate • Dec. 10, 2014