mattress

Example Sentences

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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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Cooke recommended that residents, once they have found shelter, put on helmets if they have them available, or cover themselves with blankets or a mattress.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

In a nearby apartment packed with guests, her fiancé Serhiy Lobanov was asleep on a mattress in the kitchen.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

I constructed a frame for it from tree branches and wove a mattress cover and pillowcase from the softest grasses I could find.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo