box spring
Example Sentences
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A box spring, leaning on its side against the open door of an empty refrigerator, blocked one corner of the room.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2023
Smith did not own a gun, but police found the knife between his mattress and box spring.
From Seattle Times • May 27, 2022
Message: I’m presently sleeping on the floor I’m low income and can’t afford to buy a mattress and box spring.
From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2022
The boudoir here has no four-poster bed or even a headboard, just a single mattress on a box spring with an unstable pile of books nearby.
From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2020
I dropped down beside the bed and shoved one arm under the crippled box spring.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
