bunk

Example Sentences

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In a public bomb shelter two storeys underground, one woman lay sleeping on a bunk bed in the mid-afternoon, while another worked at their laptop.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

The intellectual class has never been immune to the pathological American conviction that history is bunk.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

As the flames spread, blocking the exits for those crowded in the bunk room below, a member of Boylan’s crew twice ran right by a 50-foot fire hose overhead, trial evidence showed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

As we perch on the top bunk of the carriage where he is sitting with another friend, Stas is frank about the impact of the war on his generation.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

I’ll tell you the truth—the orphanage was horrible, and I had to sleep on the top of a triple-decker bunk bed that was so high, I was squished against the ceiling.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar