mattress

Example Sentences

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Down the hall, ceramic eggs cover the walls while a giant yolk rests atop a mattress, turning a hospital bed into a commentary on fragility and birth.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 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

"I'm expecting a mattress pad for my bed and new pillows and things like that."

From BBC • May 13, 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

She sat on the edge of one cot; the thin, lumpy mattress and pained squeak of the old springs made her sigh with contentment.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood