mattress

Example Sentences

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The two women, mother and daughter, sat on a mattress covering half the sidewalk on the shady side of Western Avenue, still shivering in the morning chill.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

After questioning Estelle, officers put her in the cell with a thin mattress on top of the concrete slab and a blanket donated by an airline, Hoppock said.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

The mattress is larger and thicker but no more comfortable than the ones in the economy pod.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

The mattress should be firm, flat and waterproof.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Now they slept in a small trailer because Abby needed a real bed, with a mattress, not a sleeping bag on the ground.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret