mattress
Example Sentences
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The women dragged mattresses and blankets to the floor to try to get some rest.
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Several residents who had to abandon their homes returned to the neighborhood to retrieve furniture, appliances, mattresses, and even pets they had left behind.
From Barron's
He discovered that inside the cave was a soft feather mattress, somewhat old and musty, but still bliss to lie upon.
From Literature
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I ripped open my mattress and pulled out the straw.
From Literature
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Rauzah had hoped her children would have at least a mattress and a roof over their heads by now.
From Barron's
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