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pillow

[pil-oh] / ˈpɪl oʊ /
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Plutarch claimed that Alexander slept with Aristotle’s personally annotated “Iliad” under his pillow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Here's his guide to choosing the perfect pillow for you.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

When choosing a pillow, back sleepers should consider the flexion at the top of their spine, a curving that increases naturally in many people as they age.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

He's a top physiotherapist and knows the wrong pillow can be a pain in the neck.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

She lay her head back on her pillow, and was silent for a while.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

After the call, she collapsed on the bed and buried her head in her pillows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Specialist pillows are often advertised as contoured, ergonomic or orthopaedic - but McCarthy says their effectiveness isn't completely proven.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

The toppings are market-flexible, too: Use whatever chèvre or goat cheese you find, whether it crumbles into little pillows or lands in soft clouds, and turn a leftover hunk of cornbread into crisp, salty crumbs.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

"I don't see an end to this," says Milan as he folds up the sheet and the pillows before heading to his job at a warehouse.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

It was a riot of floral patterns, soft carpets, and comfortable furniture strewn with pillows, nothing like the formal, antique-filled rooms upstairs.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

But a new facade of pillowed concrete, along with arched skylights in the workshop areas, add touches of refinement to what is essentially a space to make artistic messes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2019

I raced through steep pine forests pillowed with heavy snow and frozen aspens, the Wasatch mountains rolling by in swirls of purple and brilliant white.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 18, 2016

Early morning, I was on a sleep cloud, tucked in on a pillowed four-poster bed, a slow ceiling fan ruffling a pinned-up muslin mosquito net.

From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2016

So, in Bright Star, Keats is not just Romantic but romantic too: head pillowed upon fair Fanny’s breast, mooning about in blue velvet tails, he essentially speaks in his own verse.

From Slate ● Apr. 26, 2012

I pillowed my head with my arm, and while I was trying to think of a clever response, I fell asleep.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

The musical orchestration pillowing their voices is lovely, the singing sincere.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2024

Kaede built the small fire as quickly as she could, and Con pulled Shae’s sleeping form toward it, pillowing her head on a rolled-up blanket.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

Kaede rolled over, pillowing her head on her bent arm to look at him.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

He lay back, pillowing his head on his hands.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

I lie facedown on her bed, pillowing my head on my arms, completely drained in the aftermath of a hellish morning.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland


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