settee

Example Sentences

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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

They were raising funds to buy a settee for their local hospital, in memory of one of their husbands - John Baker - who died from non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 1998.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2023

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

She turned the lump of gold over her in her hands, then wrapped her dressing gown more tightly around her and curled up at the end of the settee.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo