coverlet

Example Sentences

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The coverlet felt like it was part of the storytelling too: They’re creating something domestic together, something beautiful, but that is ultimately fragile as well.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2025

The frayed edge of the quilted cotton coverlet is soft from 20 years of washing, and the air smells like the lavender lotion I just rubbed on my hands.

From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2022

Flip this compact plain wood carrier for food, drinks and utensils and it becomes a low table for serving or eating poolside, on a beach blanket or on a coverlet in the grass.

From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2021

Not too cold, an ideal coverlet of snow over the city, plenty of eats … a conspicuous number of khaki clad boys returning to the family circle.

From Slate • Dec. 21, 2020

Joe patted the coverlet on my shoulder with his great good hand, and said, in what I thought a husky voice, “Good night!”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens