cot

Example Sentences

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The law caught him: “a slot open, a cot waiting” in jail.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Three-week-old Theo is fast asleep in a cot, unaware he is helping to trial new technology that could change the lives of others.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

Jake, nestled into his sleeping bag on a cot underneath the museum's gigantic suspended model of a blue whale, said he was "so happy to be here."

From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025

Attempting a nap, Larette lies on the break room cot, eyes closed, to no avail.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025

Instead of a cot, there was an elevated wooden table.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros