settee
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"She came upstairs and into the living room door and collapsed on the settee," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025
Jimenez likes a backless settee or daybed placed in front of a fireplace, so people can admire the flames facing one way and turn to converse with others in the opposite direction.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2024
Wright Auctions, a leading venue for the sales of contemporary design goods, has fetched five-figure deals for a Hans Wegner desk, a George Nakashima settee and a chair designed by Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
The fabulous settee is, unfortunately, a one-off, but it is very inviting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2023
The basement itself was “gargantuan,” Volpe says, with enough room for a couch and a settee to make up a little waiting room, almost like one of the department stores.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
"We've had it all - beds, settees, cabinets - everything," Mr Davies added.
From BBC ● May 8, 2025
Brian Persico, a furniture designer, crafts ladder-back chairs and settees that are heavily influenced by the Shaker tradition.
From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2022
“The bold colors, opulent gilded mirrors, crystal chandeliers, allegorical artwork, taxidermy and silk upholstered settees that decorate the mansion set a feeling of environmental submersion or time travel,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2021
My house is all goth: black flock wallpaper, black settees, black gloss furniture, baroque-style ornaments.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 18, 2020
We move into a formal living room with ornate molding and green velvet settees, so full of heavy furniture I can hardly see the floor.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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