charpoy
Example Sentences
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As we talk sitting on a traditional charpoy bed, his granddaughters bring us a plate of pears they’ve picked from their garden.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2024
“What wrong have I done, that God gave me such a huge punishment?” she said one recent evening, seated on a bright yellow charpoy, a woven bed, outside her brick house.
From New York Times ● May 13, 2023
"I am all they have left," he tells the BBC, perched on a metal charpoy - a traditional bed - underneath a tent.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2022
Three goats reclined on a charpoy, a bed woven on a frame, nearby.
From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2020
“I mean hot chocolate with marshmallows. You don’t put marshmallows in yours,” I quickly add as I pet the cat, who is now rubbing against the leg of the charpoy.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
