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couch

[kauch, kooch] / kaʊtʃ, kutʃ /


VERB
express in particular way
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He used the word temporary twice in one sentence, which is also how a brother-in-law would describe his stay on your couch.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

It has all my books and a couch and not much else.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

“I don’t know how long I sat on that couch with your uncle and our cousin,” Treuer writes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

We’re taking real audio recordings, but how to couch that visually?

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

Bat sat behind her on the couch next to Dad.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

The inmates allegedly paid rent for the accommodation complete with couches, large beds, TVs, fridges -- even dining tables.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

The Mint struck its final circulating pennies on Nov. 12, 2025, each one costing 3.69 cents to produce, leaving roughly 300 billion of them in jars, couches and the ashtrays of America.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Oversized disco balls hung overhead, casting flecks of light onto the couches, which were shaped like the brand’s beloved Texas toast.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

Anecdotes and analysis are interspersed with photos of all sorts of sofas and couches, calling into question ideas about where and how we find respite and support — or not.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

“I’m here,” Carlos says from one of the couches.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks

Asked by CNN whether he would condemn the group and what they stand for, and whether he would urge President Donald Trump to do the same, Burgum couched his language carefully.

From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026

Many of the executives couched their enthusiasm with caveats.

From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026

Perhaps a book that couched Castaneda’s story more deeply in the context of the ’70s counterculture and the nature of cults past and present would make his story clearer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

Instead, Mr. Pence gives the president his due wherever he deserves it, and the criticism that he offers—wherever it is due—is couched always in civil language.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

Wart took up his position in the circle round the monster’s lair, and knelt down on one knee in the snow, with the handle of his spear couched on the ground, ready for emergencies.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

It said vaping had an association with problems including wheezing and couching, poor oral and dental health, poor sleep, mental health problems and eye symptoms.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Organizations have recognized that couching fears in imaginative play is productive.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 20, 2023

Beside trepanning, the more radical surgeries included mastectomy, amputation, hernia reduction and cataract couching.

From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2023

He is unapologetic about couching the vaccine rollout as a battle and has worn combat fatigues ever since taking over the effort.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2021

A greyhound, as white as ivory, couching on its hocks and elbows, its tail curved into the bony sickle of the greyhound, watched the old man with the doe-soft eyes of pity.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White


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