mattress

Example Sentences

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The two women, mother and daughter, sat on a mattress covering half the sidewalk on the shady side of Western Avenue, still shivering in the morning chill.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

After questioning Estelle, officers put her in the cell with a thin mattress on top of the concrete slab and a blanket donated by an airline, Hoppock said.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

"I'm expecting a mattress pad for my bed and new pillows and things like that."

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The mattress was stiff but the sheets and comforter were fine.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

You try spending the night on a mattress of hatpins and pearls.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck