coverlet

Example Sentences

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Little Mativii, swaddled in a white coverlet, squirmed in his bassinet and yawned.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2022

The frayed edge of the quilted cotton coverlet is soft from 20 years of washing, and the air smells like the lavender lotion I just rubbed on my hands.

From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2022

In front of an oversize mirror sits a dramatic chaise upholstered in a turn-of-the-century coverlet from Ms. Bode’s personal textile collection.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2022

Not too cold, an ideal coverlet of snow over the city, plenty of eats … a conspicuous number of khaki clad boys returning to the family circle.

From Slate • Dec. 21, 2020

On a bunk under a patchwork coverlet lay a man whose white face was damp with sweat and whose eyes were glazed.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman