coverlet

Example Sentences

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Little Mativii, swaddled in a white coverlet, squirmed in his bassinet and yawned.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2022

In front of an oversize mirror sits a dramatic chaise upholstered in a turn-of-the-century coverlet from Ms. Bode’s personal textile collection.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2022

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

When not moonstruck, the darkness itself is the draw, a coverlet silencing the day’s concerns, yet granting permission for thoughts to drift forever out into space – while remembering to yell “Car up!”

From The Guardian • Aug. 5, 2019

Then, shaking out a splendid coverlet, he seated her on a throne with footrest—all finely carved—and drew his painted armchair near her, at a distance from the rest.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer