sitting room
Example Sentences
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There’s Mrs. Duggan’s sitting room, for example, with its “faint, high whistling of the gas fire”; and “the weary clatter of half-hearted washing-up” in a depressing cafe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Since 2024, Netflix has featured a “Bridgerton”- themed fireplace, set in the middle of a Regency-era sitting room.
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025
As one might expect of such an A-list couple, the primary suite has also been outfitted with an enormous walk-in closet that could double as an additional sitting room.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 14, 2025
In another sitting room, a silk chair that somehow looked both new and old, strewn with patches of different upholstery fabric.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2025
On that first visit, we were escorted to the Queen’s private apartment and shown into a sitting room where she and Prince Philip stood waiting to receive us.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
